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Boral Limited is a building materials business based in Australia. Boral shares (BLD) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian Dollars. Boral has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.9 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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| 52-week range | $4.31 - $7.43 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $6.3562 |
| 200-day moving average | $6.5014 |
| Target price | $6.58 |
| PE ratio | 11.6 |
| Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.525 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$6.09
| 1 week (2021-09-17) | 0.33% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-08-25) | -3.33% |
| 3 months (2021-06-25) | -17.03% |
| 6 months (2021-03-25) | 11.33% |
| 1 year (2020-09-25) | 41.96% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-09-25) | 25.57% |
| 3 years (2018-09-25) | -12.25% |
| 5 years (2016-09-23) | 0.55% |
Valuing Boral stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Boral's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Boral's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Boral shares trade at around 12x 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.
Boral's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8. 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 Boral's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Boral's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $359.8 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Boral's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $2.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 4.62% |
| Gross profit TTM | $757.3 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.01% |
| Return on equity TTM | 0.43% |
| Profit margin | 21.88% |
| Book value | 3.806 |
| Market capitalisation | $6.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Boral.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 35.75
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Boral's overall score of 35.75 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 61st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Boral is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 24.62/100
Boral's environmental score of 24.62 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Boral is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 12.52/100
Boral's social score of 12.52 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Boral is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 16.61/100
Boral's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Boral is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Boral scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Boral has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Boral Limited was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 35.75 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 60.96 |
| Environmental score | 24.62 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 12.52 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 16.61 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
We're not expecting Boral to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Boral's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 20 February 2000. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Boral shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Boral shares which in turn could have impacted Boral's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Boral's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.31 up to $7.43. 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 Boral's is 1.622. This would suggest that Boral's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Boral Limited manufactures and supplies building and construction materials in Australia and internationally. It offers asphalt, blocks, cement and lime, concrete, pavers and retaining walls, quarry materials, roof tiles, and timber products. In addition, it engages in the property business. The company serves residential and commercial construction, and roads and engineering markets. Boral Limited was incorporated in 1946 and is based in North Sydney, Australia.
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