How to buy Australian Unity Office shares

Australian Unity Office Fund is a reit—office business based in Australia. Australian Unity Office shares (AOF) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Australian Unity Office has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $57.6 million.

How to buy shares in Australian Unity Office

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 Unity Office. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: AOF. 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 Unity Office 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 $N/A, 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 Unity Office. 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.

Australian Unity Office share price

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Australian Unity Office shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2020-09-25.

52-week range	AUDA$1.5 - AUDA$3.04
50-day moving average	AUDA$2.1428
200-day moving average	AUDA$2.1095
Target price	AUDA$2.32
PE ratio	27.0603
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.15 (6.94%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.081

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Is it a good time to buy Australian Unity Office stock?

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Is Australian Unity Office under- or over-valued?

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

Australian Unity Office's P/E ratio

Australian Unity Office's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Australian Unity Office shares trade at around 27x 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 Unity Office financials

Revenue TTM	$57.6 million
Operating margin TTM	51.99%
Gross profit TTM	$35.4 million
Return on assets TTM	2.76%
Return on equity TTM	2.95%
Profit margin	23.01%
Book value	2.72
Market capitalisation	$353.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Australian Unity Office share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 184.5% of net profits

Recently Australian Unity Office has paid out, on average, around 184.5% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.94% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Australian Unity Office shareholders could enjoy a 6.94% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Australian Unity Office's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.15 per share.

Australian Unity Office's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Australian Unity Office share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Australian Unity Office's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.5 up to $3.04. 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 Unity Office's is 0.5495. This would suggest that Australian Unity Office's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Australian Unity Office overview

AOF is an ASX-listed REIT that wholly owns a diversified portfolio of nine office properties located across Australian metropolitan and CBD markets in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Australian Unity Office is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 16.472% of Australian Unity Office shares are held by insiders and 39.732% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Australian Unity Office?

  Australian Unity Office's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Australian Unity Office based?

  Australian Unity Office's address is: 271 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3000

• What is Australian Unity Office's ISIN number?

  Australian Unity Office's international securities identification number is: AU000000AOF3