EML Payments is a software - infrastructure 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 $288.7 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
How to buy shares in EML Payments
To buy shares listed in Australia such as EML Payments, 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 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.
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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.
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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 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 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 | $0.415 - $1.28 |
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50-day moving average | $0.985 |
200-day moving average | $0.9459 |
Target price | $1.03 |
PE ratio | N/A |
Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $-0.45 |
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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$1.27
1 week (2024-03-20) | 6.28% |
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1 month (2024-02-28) | 40.33% |
3 months (2023-12-28) | 57.76% |
6 months (2023-09-28) | 7.17% |
1 year (2023-03-28) | 198.82% |
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2 years (2022-03-28) | -54.32% |
3 years (2021-03-26) | -74.55% |
5 years (2019-03-28) | -27.77% |
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 EBITDA
EML Payments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $18.5 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a EML Payments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
EML Payments financials
Revenue TTM | $288.7 million |
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Operating margin TTM | 4.89% |
Gross profit TTM | $154.9 million |
Return on assets TTM | 0.27% |
Return on equity TTM | -69.37% |
Profit margin | -57.95% |
Book value | 0.442 |
Market capitalisation | $476.1 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 30 June 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 $0.415 up to $1.28. 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 1.271. 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 solutions platform in Australia, Europe, and North America. It operates in three segments: General Purpose Reloadable, Gift and Incentives, and Digital Payments. The General Purpose Reloadable segment offers reloadable cards to various industries, such as government, salary packaging, gaming, and digital banking. This segment also provides issuance, processing, and program management services. The Gift and Incentives segment provides single load gift cards for shopping malls and incentive programs. The Digital Payments segment offers payment options for open banking, buy-now pay-later providers, and bill payment providers. The company also offers banking, credit, and disbursements services, as well as earned wage access, gifts, incentives and rewards, open banking, and forex payment solutions. The company was formerly known as Emerchants Limited. EML Payments Limited was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.
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EML Payments in the news
EML Payments (ASX:EML) shareholders have endured a 79% loss from investing in the stock three years ago
With 37% stake, EML Payments Limited (ASX:EML) seems to have captured institutional investors' interest
Analysts Expect EML Payments Limited (ASX:EML) To Breakeven Soon
Frequently asked questions
- EOD price data and company information for EML Payments accessed 28 Mar 2024
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