How to buy Firstwave Cloud Technology shares | A$0.135

Firstwave Cloud Technology Limited is a software—application business based in Australia. Firstwave Cloud Technology shares (FCT) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.135 – the same closing value as a week prior. Firstwave Cloud Technology has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $8.3 million.

How to buy shares in Firstwave Cloud Technology

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 Firstwave Cloud Technology . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: FCT. 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 Firstwave Cloud Technology 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 $0.135, 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 Firstwave Cloud Technology . 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.

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How has coronavirus impacted Firstwave Cloud Technology 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.135, which is 15.63% down on its pre-crash value of $0.16 and 121.31% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.061.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Firstwave Cloud Technology shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $640.00 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 $1,080.00.

Firstwave Cloud Technology share price

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Firstwave Cloud Technology shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.135
52-week range	AUDA$0.0544 - AUDA$0.2
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.1299
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.1049
Target price	AUDA$0.33
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$-0.045

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Is it a good time to buy Firstwave Cloud Technology stock?

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Firstwave Cloud Technology price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.135 on 2020-10-21

1 week (2020-10-10)	N/A
1 month (2020-09-21)	12.50%
3 months (2020-07-17)	50.00%
6 months (2020-04-17)	40.63%

1 year (2019-10-18)	-25.00%
2 years (2018-10-19)	-35.71%
3 years (2017-10-19)	-53.45%
5 years (2015-10-19)	-91.04%

Firstwave Cloud Technology financials

Revenue TTM	$8.3 million
Gross profit TTM	$4.5 million
Return on assets TTM	-45.13%
Return on equity TTM	-123.21%
Profit margin	-166.94%
Book value	0.024
Market capitalisation	$85 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Firstwave Cloud Technology share dividends

We're not expecting Firstwave Cloud Technology to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Firstwave Cloud Technology 's shares ever split?

Firstwave Cloud Technology 's shares were split on a 1:1506 basis on 15 November 2015. So if you had owned 1506 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 Firstwave Cloud Technology shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 150500% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Firstwave Cloud Technology shares which in turn could have impacted Firstwave Cloud Technology 's share price.

Firstwave Cloud Technology share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Firstwave Cloud Technology 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.0544 up to $0.2. 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 Firstwave Cloud Technology 's is 0.7357. This would suggest that Firstwave Cloud Technology 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Firstwave Cloud Technology overview

Firstwave Cloud Technology Limited engages in the development and sale of Internet security software in Australia and internationally. It offers remote worker cyber security, a suite of enterprise grade cyber security protection; FirstCloud email security for email security for businesses; FirstCloud web security for eliminating online threats on websites; FirstCloud firewall security, an enterprise-grade next-generation firewall solution; and FirstCloud endpoint security, a cloud-delivered enterprise-grade endpoint security service. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Firstwave Cloud Technology is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 26.251% of Firstwave Cloud Technology shares are held by insiders and 0.339% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Firstwave Cloud Technology ?

  Firstwave Cloud Technology 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Firstwave Cloud Technology based?

  Firstwave Cloud Technology 's address is: 132 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2060

• What is Firstwave Cloud Technology 's ISIN number?

  Firstwave Cloud Technology 's international securities identification number is: AU000000FCT8