How to buy Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares | A$2.99

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust is an asset management business based in Australia. Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares (AUP) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $2.99 – the same closing value as a week prior. Aurora Property Buy-Write Income has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $560,328.

How to buy shares in Aurora Property Buy-Write Income

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares listed in Australia, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Our table below can help you choose.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
3. Search for Aurora Property Buy-Write Income. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: AUP. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Aurora Property Buy-Write Income reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At today's price of $2.99, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Aurora Property Buy-Write Income. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was $2.99, which is 6.02% up on its pre-crash value of $2.81 and 19.60% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $2.5.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $1,045.45 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,045.45.

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income share price

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Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-09-25.

Latest market close	AUDA$2.99
52-week range	AUDA$2.5 - AUDA$6.63
50-day moving average	AUDA$3.8019
200-day moving average	AUDA$4.3676
Target price	N/A
PE ratio	1.1085
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.15 (4.91%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.156

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Is it a good time to buy Aurora Property Buy-Write Income stock?

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Aurora Property Buy-Write Income price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$2.99 on 2020-09-29

1 week (2020-09-22)	0%
1 month (2020-08-28)	0%
3 months (2020-06-29)	0%
6 months (2020-03-27)	0%

1 year (2019-09-27)	19.12%
2 years (2018-09-28)	17.72%
3 years (2017-09-29)	-33.56%
5 years (2015-09-29)	-44.11%

Is Aurora Property Buy-Write Income under- or over-valued?

Valuing Aurora Property Buy-Write Income stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's P/E ratio

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1x. In other words, Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares trade at around 1x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income financials

Revenue TTM	$560,328
Operating margin TTM	37.28%
Gross profit TTM	$560,328
Return on assets TTM	0.99%
Return on equity TTM	2.49%
Profit margin	56.57%
Book value	6.349
Market capitalisation	$6.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 2.68% of net profits

Recently Aurora Property Buy-Write Income has paid out, on average, around 2.68% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.91% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shareholders could enjoy a 4.91% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.15 per share.

While Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Aurora Property Buy-Write Income is investing more in its future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 June 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.5 up to $6.63. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's is 0.4349. This would suggest that Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income overview

Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust is an open ended equity mutual fund launched by Aurora Funds Management Limited. The fund is managed by Barclays Capital, Inc. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Australia. It employs put and call option strategy to hedge its risk. The fund benchmarks the portfolio of its investments against S&P/ASX 300 Property Trust Index. Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust was formed on 27 July 2007 and is domiciled in Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Aurora Property Buy-Write Income is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 35.512% of Aurora Property Buy-Write Income shares are held by insiders and 24.484% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Aurora Property Buy-Write Income?

  Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Aurora Property Buy-Write Income based?

  Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's address is: Level 2, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's ISIN number?

  Aurora Property Buy-Write Income's international securities identification number is: AU000000AUP9