How to buy Blackmores shares | A$67.5

Blackmores Limited is a household & personal products business based in Australia. Blackmores shares (BKL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $67.5 – an increase of 7.09% over the previous week. Blackmores has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $571.9 million.

How to buy shares in Blackmores

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 Blackmores. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: BKL. 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 Blackmores 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 $67.5, 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 Blackmores. 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 Blackmores's share price?

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

Its last market close was $67.5, which is 5.66% down on its pre-crash value of $71.55 and 12.80% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $59.84.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Blackmores shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $760.12 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 $774.23.

Blackmores share price

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Blackmores shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-09-13.

Latest market close	AUDA$67.5
52-week range	AUDA$59.84 - AUDA$95.68
50-day moving average	AUDA$69.5131
200-day moving average	AUDA$73.7656
Target price	AUDA$116.63
PE ratio	72.7759
Dividend yield	AUDA$2.2 (3.24%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$1.035

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Is it a good time to buy Blackmores stock?

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Blackmores price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of A$67.5

1 week (2020-09-11)	7.09%
1 month (2020-08-19)	-10.05%
3 months (2020-06-19)	-15.22%
6 months (2020-03-19)	2.71%

1 year (2019-09-19)	-20.24%
2 years (2018-09-19)	-51.06%
3 years (2017-09-19)	-42.77%
5 years (2015-09-18)	-48.86%

Is Blackmores under- or over-valued?

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

Blackmores's P/E ratio

Blackmores's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 73x. In other words, Blackmores shares trade at around 73x recent earnings.

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

Blackmores's EBITDA

Blackmores's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $42.3 million (£0.0 million).

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

Blackmores financials

Revenue TTM	$571.9 million
Operating margin TTM	4.86%
Gross profit TTM	$320.6 million
Return on assets TTM	3.29%
Return on equity TTM	6.24%
Profit margin	3.17%
Book value	16.345
Market capitalisation	$1.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Blackmores share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 80.82% of net profits

Recently Blackmores has paid out, on average, around 80.82% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.24% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Blackmores shareholders could enjoy a 3.24% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Blackmores's case, that would currently equate to about A$2.2 per share.

Blackmores'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 26 August 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Blackmores's shares ever split?

Blackmores's shares were split on 31 October 1991.

Blackmores share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Blackmores's shares have ranged in value from as little as $59.84 up to $95.68. 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 Blackmores's is 0.2807. This would suggest that Blackmores's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Blackmores overview

Blackmores Limited develops, sells, and markets natural health products for humans and animals in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, China, and internationally. The company offers vitamins, and herbal and mineral nutritional supplements. It also provides products for various conditions related to arthritis, joints, bones, and muscles; brain health; cold, flu, and immunity; digestive health; energy and exercise; essentials; everyday health; and eye health. In addition, the company offers products in the areas of fish and nutritional oils; heart and circulation; infant nutrition; kids health; men's health; multivitamins; nails, hair, and skin; pet health; probiotics; pregnancy and preconception; stress relief; weight management; and women's health. It provides its products through retail and online channels. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Blackmores is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 27.165% of Blackmores shares are held by insiders and 16.689% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Blackmores?

  Blackmores's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Blackmores based?

  Blackmores's address is: 20 Jubilee Avenue, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2102

• What is Blackmores's ISIN number?

  Blackmores's international securities identification number is: AU000000BKL7