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EML Payments is an information technology services business based in Australia. EML Payments shares (EML) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. EML Payments has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $211.3 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
How to buy shares in EML Payments
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares listed in Australia, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the ASX. Our table can help you choose.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, such as your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
- Search for EML Payments. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: EML. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until EML Payments reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- 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.
- Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of EML Payments. 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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- EML Payments key stats
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- Is EML Payments stock a buy or sell?
- EML Payments performance over time
- Are EML Payments shares over-valued?
- EML Payments's financials
- How volatile are EML Payments shares?
- Does EML Payments pay a dividend?
- Have EML Payments shares ever split?
- Other common questions
EML Payments stock price (ASX:EML)
Use our graph to track the performance of EML stocks over time.EML Payments shares at a glance
52-week range | $1.18 - $4.24 |
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50-day moving average | $1.456 |
200-day moving average | $2.6299 |
Target price | $2.56 |
PE ratio | 47.5926 |
Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.027 |
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Is it a good time to buy EML Payments stock?
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EML Payments price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$1.295
1 week (2022-06-28) | -6.50% |
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1 month (2022-06-03) | -8.16% |
3 months (2022-04-05) | -56.83% |
6 months (2022-01-05) | -59.78% |
1 year (2021-07-05) | -63.52% |
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2 years (2020-07-03) | -63.73% |
3 years (2019-07-05) | -55.26% |
5 years (2017-07-05) | -17.02% |
Is EML Payments under- or over-valued?
Valuing EML Payments stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of EML Payments's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
EML Payments's P/E ratio
EML Payments's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 48x. In other words, EML Payments shares trade at around 48x 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.
EML Payments's EBITDA
EML Payments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $21.1 million (£12 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a EML Payments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
EML Payments financials
Revenue TTM | $211.3 million |
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Operating margin TTM | 2.28% |
Gross profit TTM | $128.4 million |
Return on assets TTM | 0.12% |
Return on equity TTM | 2.47% |
Profit margin | 4.98% |
Book value | 1.185 |
Market capitalisation | $479.9 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
EML Payments share dividends
We're not expecting EML Payments to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Have EML Payments's shares ever split?
EML Payments's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 1 July 2011. So if you had owned 5 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your EML Payments shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for EML Payments shares which in turn could have impacted EML Payments's share price.
EML Payments share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, EML Payments's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.18 up to $4.24. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while EML Payments's is 1.5336. This would suggest that EML Payments's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
EML Payments overview
EML Payments Limited provides payment card technology solutions in Australia, Europe, and North America. It operates in three segments: General Purpose Reloadable, Gift & Incentive, and Virtual Account Numbers. The company offers white label gaming cards, salary packaging cards, and commission payouts solutions, as well as coalition marketing platform. It also provides customized gift cards, rewards, and incentive services. In addition, the company streamlines end-to-end payments through virtual card solutions. It offers card solutions for various businesses and brands. The company was formerly known as Emerchants Limited. EML Payments Limited was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
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