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Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is a medical distribution business based in Australia. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares (API) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4 billion.

How to buy shares in Australian Pharmaceutical Industries

  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 Australian Pharmaceutical Industries. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: API. 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 Australian Pharmaceutical Industries 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 $1.065, 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 Australian Pharmaceutical Industries. 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.

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What's in this guide?

  1. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries key stats
  2. Compare share trading platforms
  3. Is Australian Pharmaceutical Industries stock a buy or sell?
  4. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries performance over time
  5. Are Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares over-valued?
  6. Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's financials
  7. How volatile are Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares?
  8. Does Australian Pharmaceutical Industries pay a dividend?
  9. Have Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares ever split?
  10. Other common questions

How has coronavirus impacted Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was $1.065, which is 16.80% down on its pre-crash value of $1.28 and 5.97% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $1.005.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $845.56 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 $822.39.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries share price

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Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares at a glance

Information last updated 2021-01-13.
52-week range$0.9873 - $1.341
50-day moving average $1.235
200-day moving average $1.1232
Target price$1.71
PE ratio 10.4245
Dividend yield $0.02 (1.63%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $0.106

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Name Product Standard brokerage fee Inactivity fee Markets
IG Share Trading
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IG Share Trading
AUD 8 or 0.1%
AUD 50 per quarter if you make fewer than three trades in that period
ASX shares, Global shares, Forex, CFDs, Margin trading
$0 brokerage for US and global shares plus get an active trader discount of $5 commission on Australian shares.
Enjoy some of the lowest brokerage fees on the market when trading Australian shares, international shares, forex and CFDs, plus get access to 24-hour customer support.
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Bell Direct Share Trading
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Bell Direct Share Trading
AUD 15 or 0.1%
No
ASX shares, mFunds
Invest in Australian shares, options and managed funds from the one account with no inactivity fee.
Bell Direct offers a one-second placement guarantee on market-to-limit ASX orders or your trade is free, plus enjoy extensive free research reports from top financial experts.
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Superhero share trading
Superhero share trading
AUD 5
No
ASX shares
Pay zero brokerage on all Australian ETFs.
Trade ASX stocks with a flat $5 commission fee and a low minimum investment of just $100.
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CMC Markets Stockbroking
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CMC Markets Stockbroking
AUD 11 or 0.1%
No
ASX shares, Global shares, Forex, CFDs, Margin trading, Options trading, mFunds
$0 brokerage on global shares including US, UK and Japan markets.
Trade up to 9,000 products, including shares, managed funds, forex, commodities and cryptocurrencies, plus access up to 15 major global and Australian stock exchanges.
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ANZ Share Investing
ANZ Share Investing
AUD 19.95
No
ASX shares, Global shares, Options trading, mFunds, ETFs, Warrants
Earn 1 Qantas Point per AU$3 spent on brokerage fees on certain instruments.
Access Morningstar reports, company announcements and and live pricing via ANZ’s share investing platform. Available for desktop and mobile.
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Westpac Online Investing Account
Westpac Online Investing Account
AUD 19.95 or 0.11%
AUD 63.50 per year on the global markets account
ASX shares, Global shares, Options trading, US shares
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Is it a good time to buy Australian Pharmaceutical Industries stock?

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Technical Analysis of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited by TradingView

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$1.065 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2021-01-08) -15.48%
1 month (2020-12-16) -15.14%
3 months (2020-10-16) 0.47%
6 months (2020-07-16) -4.91%
1 year (2020-01-16) -21.11%
2 years (2019-01-16) -23.93%
3 years (2018-01-16) -30.84%
5 years (2016-01-15) -45.38%

Is Australian Pharmaceutical Industries under- or over-valued?

Valuing Australian Pharmaceutical Industries stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's P/E ratio

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries shares trade at around 10x 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.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's PEG ratio

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.53. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's EBITDA

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $70.3 million (£40 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries financials

Revenue TTM $4 billion
Operating margin TTM 1.31%
Gross profit TTM $480.5 million
Return on assets TTM 2.05%
Return on equity TTM -1.65%
Profit margin -0.21%
Book value 0.921
Market capitalisation $593.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries share dividends

We're not expecting Australian Pharmaceutical Industries to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's shares ever split?

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's shares were split on 23 October 2009.

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.9873 up to $1.341. 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 Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's is 0.1828. This would suggest that Australian Pharmaceutical Industries's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries overview

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited engages in the wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, medical, health, beauty, and lifestyle products to pharmacies primarily in Australia. It also retails health and beauty products to consumers through a network of Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy franchise stores, and company owned Priceline stores in Australia; sells beauty products through Clear Skincare network of clinics in Australia and New Zealand; and manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical and toiletry goods to New Zealand, Australian, and Asian markets, as well as provides cosmetic products and non-invasive aesthetic beauty services. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Camberwell, Australia.

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