How to buy Objective Corporation shares

Objective Corporation Limited is a software—application business based in Australia. Objective Corporation shares (OCL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Objective Corporation has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $70 million.

How to buy shares in Objective Corporation

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 Objective Corporation . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: OCL. 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 Objective Corporation 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 $N/A, 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 Objective Corporation . 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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Objective Corporation share price

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Objective Corporation shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2020-09-09.

52-week range	AUDA$4.05 - AUDA$12.5
50-day moving average	AUDA$10.9564
200-day moving average	AUDA$7.6234
Target price	AUDA$2.5
PE ratio	103.8793
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.07 (0.57%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.116

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Is it a good time to buy Objective Corporation stock?

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Is Objective Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

Objective Corporation 's P/E ratio

Objective Corporation 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 104x. In other words, Objective Corporation shares trade at around 104x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Objective Corporation 's EBITDA

Objective Corporation 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $15.9 million.

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

Objective Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$70 million
Operating margin TTM	20.18%
Gross profit TTM	$66.9 million
Return on assets TTM	10.04%
Return on equity TTM	33.67%
Profit margin	15.74%
Book value	0.379
Market capitalisation	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Objective Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 43.1% of net profits

Recently Objective Corporation has paid out, on average, around 43.1% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.57% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Objective Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.57% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Objective Corporation 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.07 per share.

While Objective Corporation 's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Objective Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Objective Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Objective Corporation 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.05 up to $12.5. 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 Objective Corporation 's is 0.5873. This would suggest that Objective Corporation 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Objective Corporation overview

Objective Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology software and services in Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Objective Content Solutions, Objective Keystone, Objective Connect, and Objective Planning Solutions segments. The company offers objective enterprise content management related products, which allows customers to manage information and process governance across the enterprise; Objective Inform, which provides document management, records management, office 365, SharePoint governance, reporting insights, and drawings management solutions; and Objective Perform, a streamline content-driven process that offers graphical interface, case management, workflow library, browser interface, serial and parallel routing, and information governance solutions. It also provides Objective Connect, a secure external file sharing application; Objective Keystone, which offers suite of authoring, publishing, and stakeholder engagement tools; Objective Trapeze that allows to measure, calculate, compare, mark-up, and stamp digital plans and drawings; Objective Redact, an automated redaction software; Objective Opengov to locate, collaborate, protect, and release information; Objective Ministerials, a workflow software for ministerial briefs and correspondence; and Objective Alpha and master business systems, an end to end building consenting solution, as well as offers professional, managed, learning, and technical support services. The company serves the local governments, and wealth, banking, insurance, and public sectors. Objective Corporation Limited was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Objective Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 84.255% of Objective Corporation shares are held by insiders and 4.502% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Objective Corporation ?

  Objective Corporation 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Objective Corporation based?

  Objective Corporation 's address is: 177 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2060

• What is Objective Corporation 's ISIN number?

  Objective Corporation 's international securities identification number is: AU000000OCL7