How to buy Lycopodium shares | A$3.9

Lycopodium Limited is an engineering & construction business based in Australia. Lycopodium shares (LYL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $3.9 – an increase of 3.72% over the previous week. Lycopodium has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $209.6 million.

How to buy shares in Lycopodium

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 Lycopodium . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: LYL. 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 Lycopodium 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 $3.9, 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 Lycopodium . 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 Lycopodium 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $3.9, which is 35.96% down on its pre-crash value of $6.09 and 1.56% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $3.84.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Lycopodium shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $642.02 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 $640.38.

Lycopodium share price

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Lycopodium shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$3.9
52-week range	AUDA$3.7 - AUDA$6.41
50-day moving average	AUDA$4.1833
200-day moving average	AUDA$4.388
Target price	AUDA$5.8
PE ratio	12.7027
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.1 (2.55%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.296

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Is it a good time to buy Lycopodium stock?

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Lycopodium price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$3.9 on 2020-10-21

1 week (2020-10-15)	3.72%
1 month (2020-09-22)	-8.67%
3 months (2020-07-22)	-6.02%
6 months (2020-04-22)	1.04%

1 year (2019-10-22)	-27.51%
2 years (2018-10-22)	-9.30%
3 years (2017-10-20)	-5.80%
5 years (2015-10-22)	197.71%

Is Lycopodium under- or over-valued?

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

Lycopodium 's P/E ratio

Lycopodium 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Lycopodium shares trade at around 13x 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.

Lycopodium 's EBITDA

Lycopodium 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $15.1 million.

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

Lycopodium financials

Revenue TTM	$209.6 million
Operating margin TTM	6.66%
Gross profit TTM	$35.3 million
Return on assets TTM	6.33%
Return on equity TTM	14.85%
Profit margin	5.63%
Book value	1.976
Market capitalisation	$153.4 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lycopodium share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 66.67% of net profits

Recently Lycopodium has paid out, on average, around 66.67% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.55% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lycopodium shareholders could enjoy a 2.55% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lycopodium 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.1 per share.

Lycopodium 's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 23 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Lycopodium share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lycopodium 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.7 up to $6.41. 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 Lycopodium 's is 0.4963. This would suggest that Lycopodium 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Lycopodium overview

Lycopodium Limited provides engineering consultancy services in the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. It operates through four segments: Mineral, Process Industries, Project Services-Africa, and Others. The company provides engineering, project development, and related services to junior exploration companies and multinational producers; design, engineering, and project management solutions to the manufacturing and renewable energy facilities in Australia and South East Asia; and engineering, asset management, architecture, and project delivery services to private and public clients in Australia. It also offers metallurgical consultancy services to the mineral processing community, primarily in the field of comminution, hydrometallurgy, and mineral processing design; and drafting services to offshore entities. Lycopodium Limited was founded in 1992 and is based in East Perth, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Lycopodium is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 43.252% of Lycopodium shares are held by insiders and 8.943% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Lycopodium ?

  Lycopodium 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Lycopodium based?

  Lycopodium 's address is: 1 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, WA, Australia, 6004

• What is Lycopodium 's ISIN number?

  Lycopodium 's international securities identification number is: AU000000LYL7