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Best & Less Group is an apparel retail business based in Australia. Best & Less Group shares (BST) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. Best & Less Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $659.5 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
How to buy shares in Best & Less Group
To buy shares listed in Australia such as Best & Less Group, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the ASX. Our table can help you compare share trading platforms and choose. Then follow these steps.
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Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, including your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
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Search for Best & Less Group. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: BST. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Best & Less Group reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
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Decide on how many to buy. At today's price, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
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Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Best & Less Group. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock and 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 affect your stock.
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Best & Less Group stock price (ASX:BST)
Use our graph to track the performance of BST stocks over time.Best & Less Group shares at a glance
Information last updated 2023-09-19.
| 52-week range | $1.835 - $2.02 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $1.8833 |
| 200-day moving average | $2.0423 |
| Target price | $1.89 |
| PE ratio | 7.8125 |
| Dividend yield | $0.2 (10.67%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.24 |
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Is it a good time to buy Best & Less Group stock?
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Best & Less Group price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$1.875
| 1 year (2023-04-26) | -4.58% |
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| 2 years (2022-04-26) | -39.32% |
| 5 years (2019-04-26) | 95.31% |
Is Best & Less Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing Best & Less Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Best & Less Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Best & Less Group's P/E ratio
Best & Less Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Best & Less Group shares trade at around 8x 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.
Best & Less Group's EBITDA
Best & Less Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $52.2 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Best & Less Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Best & Less Group financials
| Revenue TTM | $659.5 million |
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| Operating margin TTM | 7.55% |
| Gross profit TTM | $301.1 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.61% |
| Return on equity TTM | 46.32% |
| Profit margin | 4.64% |
| Book value | 0.529 |
| Market capitalisation | $235.1 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Best & Less Group share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 88.89% of net profits
Recently Best & Less Group has paid out, on average, around 88.89% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 10.67% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Best & Less Group shareholders could enjoy a 10.67% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Best & Less Group's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.2 per share.
Best & Less Group'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 12 April 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Best & Less Group overview
Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd retails clothing, footwear, and other goods for men, women, and kids. The company provides underwear, lingerie and sleepwear, denim, accessories, activewear, health and beauty products, jackets and knitwear, jeans and jeggings, jumpers and hoodies, pants and leggings, shoes, shorts and skirts, tops and T-shirts, bodysuits, sweatpants and trackpants, rompers, wraps, socks, and workwear, as well as maternity products. It also offers blankets and throws; sports products; bathroom and kitchen products, and beach towels; lunch boxes, toys, and water bottles; and hair accessories, hand sanitizers, face masks, lip balms, band aids, and bandages. The company operates 245 stores in Australia and New Zealand, as well as an online platform. Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd was founded in 1965 and is based in Leichhardt, Australia. As of July 17, 2023, Best & Less Group Holdings Ltd was taken private.
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