How to buy Centuria Industrial shares | A$3.14

Centuria Industrial REIT is a reit—industrial business based in Australia. Centuria Industrial shares (CIP) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $3.14 – a decrease of 2.18% over the previous week. Centuria Industrial has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $118.2 million.

How to buy shares in Centuria Industrial

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 Centuria Industrial. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: CIP. 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 Centuria Industrial 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 $3.14, 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 Centuria Industrial. 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 Centuria Industrial's share price?

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

Its last market close was $3.14, which is 15.59% down on its pre-crash value of $3.72 and 48.82% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $2.11.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Centuria Industrial shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $627.39 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 $860.27.

Centuria Industrial share price

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Centuria Industrial shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2020-09-25.

Latest market close	AUDA$3.14
52-week range	AUDA$2.24 - AUDA$3.79
50-day moving average	AUDA$3.1653
200-day moving average	AUDA$2.9908
Target price	AUDA$2.69
PE ratio	14.2802
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.17 (5.35%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.225

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Is it a good time to buy Centuria Industrial stock?

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Centuria Industrial price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$3.14 on 2020-09-29

1 week (2020-09-22)	-1.26%
1 month (2020-08-28)	0.32%
3 months (2020-06-29)	-1.88%
6 months (2020-03-27)	12.14%

1 year (2019-09-27)	-2.79%
2 years (2018-09-28)	10.81%
3 years (2017-09-29)	25.87%
5 years (2015-09-29)	34.48%

Is Centuria Industrial under- or over-valued?

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

Centuria Industrial's P/E ratio

Centuria Industrial's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, Centuria Industrial shares trade at around 14x 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.

Centuria Industrial financials

Revenue TTM	$118.2 million
Operating margin TTM	67.02%
Gross profit TTM	$109.5 million
Return on assets TTM	3.43%
Return on equity TTM	7.98%
Profit margin	63.72%
Book value	2.846
Market capitalisation	$1.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Centuria Industrial share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 83.11% of net profits

Recently Centuria Industrial has paid out, on average, around 83.11% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.35% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Centuria Industrial shareholders could enjoy a 5.35% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Centuria Industrial's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.17 per share.

Centuria Industrial'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").

Have Centuria Industrial's shares ever split?

Centuria Industrial's shares were split on a 1:4 basis on 1 July 2013. So if you had owned 4 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 Centuria Industrial shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Centuria Industrial shares which in turn could have impacted Centuria Industrial's share price.

Centuria Industrial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Centuria Industrial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.24 up to $3.79. 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 Centuria Industrial's is 0.5512. This would suggest that Centuria Industrial's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Centuria Industrial overview

CIP is Australia's largest domestic pure play industrial REIT and is included in the S&P/ASX 200 Index. CIP's portfolio of high-quality industrial assets is situated in key metropolitan locations throughout Australia and is underpinned by a quality and diverse tenant base. CIP is overseen by a hands on, active manager and provides investors with income and an opportunity for capital growth from a pure play portfolio of high quality Australian industrial assets. Centuria Property Funds No. 2 Limited (CPF2L), is the Responsible Entity for the ASX-listed Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP). CPF2L, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centuria Capital Group (CNI). CNI is an ASX-listed specialist investment manager with $9.4 billion in total assets under management and strong offerings across listed real estate investment trusts, unlisted real estate funds and investment bonds.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Centuria Industrial is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.823% of Centuria Industrial shares are held by insiders and 47.498% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Centuria Industrial?

  Centuria Industrial's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Centuria Industrial based?

  Centuria Industrial's address is: Chifley Tower, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is Centuria Industrial's ISIN number?

  Centuria Industrial's international securities identification number is: AU000000CIP0