How to buy Japara Healthcare shares | A$0.4

Japara Healthcare Limited is a medical care facilities business based in Australia. Japara Healthcare shares (JHC) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.4 – an increase of 1.27% over the previous week. Japara Healthcare has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $422.2 million.

How to buy shares in Japara Healthcare

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 Japara Healthcare . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: JHC. 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 Japara Healthcare 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 $0.4, 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 Japara Healthcare . 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 Japara Healthcare 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.4, which is 56.76% down on its pre-crash value of $0.925 and 6.67% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.375.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Japara Healthcare shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $423.91 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 $434.78.

Japara Healthcare share price

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Japara Healthcare shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.4
52-week range	AUDA$0.345 - AUDA$1.21
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.3968
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.4807
Target price	AUDA$1.36
PE ratio	8.9552
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.04 (9.88%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.053

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Is it a good time to buy Japara Healthcare stock?

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Japara Healthcare price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.4 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-16)	1.27%
1 month (2020-09-25)	14.29%
3 months (2020-07-24)	-19.19%
6 months (2020-04-24)	-19.19%

1 year (2019-10-25)	-64.76%
2 years (2018-10-25)	-63.64%
3 years (2017-10-25)	-80.10%
5 years (2015-10-23)	-87.46%

Is Japara Healthcare under- or over-valued?

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

Japara Healthcare 's P/E ratio

Japara Healthcare 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Japara Healthcare shares trade at around 9x 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.

Japara Healthcare 's EBITDA

Japara Healthcare 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $25.2 million.

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

Japara Healthcare financials

Revenue TTM	$422.2 million
Operating margin TTM	0.27%
Gross profit TTM	$82 million
Return on assets TTM	0.05%
Return on equity TTM	-77.37%
Profit margin	-69.18%
Book value	0.835
Market capitalisation	$104.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Japara Healthcare share dividends

We're not expecting Japara Healthcare to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Japara Healthcare share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Japara Healthcare 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.345 up to $1.21. 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 Japara Healthcare 's is 1.2131. This would suggest that Japara Healthcare 's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Japara Healthcare overview

Japara Healthcare Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns, develops, and operates residential aged care homes in Australia. It operates approximately 4,400 resident places across 51 homes located in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania; and 180 independent living units across 5 retirement villages. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Southbank, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Japara Healthcare is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 12.436% of Japara Healthcare shares are held by insiders and 37.509% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Japara Healthcare ?

  Japara Healthcare 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Japara Healthcare based?

  Japara Healthcare 's address is: Q1 Building, Southbank, VIC, Australia, 3006

• What is Japara Healthcare 's ISIN number?

  Japara Healthcare 's international securities identification number is: AU000000JHC5