How to buy Hawthorn Resources shares | A$0.15

Hawthorn Resources Limited is a gold business based in Australia. Hawthorn Resources shares (HAW) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.15 – an increase of 3.45% over the previous week. Hawthorn Resources has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $37.8 million.

How to buy shares in Hawthorn Resources

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 Hawthorn Resources . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: HAW. 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 Hawthorn Resources 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 $0.15, 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 Hawthorn Resources . 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 Hawthorn Resources 's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Hawthorn Resources 's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was $0.15, which is 46.67% up on its pre-crash value of $0.08 and 114.29% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.07.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Hawthorn Resources shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $886.08 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 $1,898.73.

Hawthorn Resources share price

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Hawthorn Resources shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-22.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.15
52-week range	AUDA$0.052 - AUDA$0.18
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.1406
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.1423
Target price	N/A
PE ratio	5.3309
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.02 (16.46%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.027

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Is it a good time to buy Hawthorn Resources stock?

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Hawthorn Resources price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.15 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-21)	0%
1 month (2020-09-29)	7.14%
3 months (2020-07-28)	-9.09%
6 months (2020-04-28)	11.11%

1 year (2019-10-28)	183.02%
2 years (2018-10-26)	226.09%
3 years (2017-10-27)	188.46%
5 years (2015-10-28)	383.87%

Is Hawthorn Resources under- or over-valued?

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

Hawthorn Resources 's P/E ratio

Hawthorn Resources 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, Hawthorn Resources shares trade at around 5x 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.

Hawthorn Resources 's EBITDA

Hawthorn Resources 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $16.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Hawthorn Resources 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Hawthorn Resources financials

Revenue TTM	$37.8 million
Operating margin TTM	36.87%
Gross profit TTM	$16 million
Return on assets TTM	29.77%
Return on equity TTM	56.05%
Profit margin	23.6%
Book value	0.085
Market capitalisation	$51.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Hawthorn Resources share dividends

We're not expecting Hawthorn Resources to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Hawthorn Resources 's shares ever split?

Hawthorn Resources 's shares were split on a 1:20 basis on 5 May 2013. So if you had owned 20 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 Hawthorn Resources shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hawthorn Resources shares which in turn could have impacted Hawthorn Resources 's share price.

Hawthorn Resources share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hawthorn Resources 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.052 up to $0.18. 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 Hawthorn Resources 's is 0.492. This would suggest that Hawthorn Resources 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Hawthorn Resources overview

Hawthorn Resources Limited, together with its subsidiaries, explores for gold and base metal deposits in Western Australia. It holds interest in the Trouser Legs Mine gold project located in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Hawthorn Resources is owned by insiders?

  Currently 73.309% of Hawthorn Resources shares are held by insiders.

• When does the fiscal year end for Hawthorn Resources ?

  Hawthorn Resources 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Hawthorn Resources based?

  Hawthorn Resources 's address is: 90 William Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3000