How to buy Piedmont Lithium shares | A$0.395

Piedmont Lithium Limited is an other industrial metals & mining business based in Australia. Piedmont Lithium shares (PLL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.395 – a decrease of 10.23% over the previous week. Piedmont Lithium has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $110.8 million.

How to buy shares in Piedmont Lithium

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 Piedmont Lithium . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PLL. 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 Piedmont Lithium 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 $0.395, 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 Piedmont Lithium . 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 Piedmont Lithium 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.395, which is 67.09% up on its pre-crash value of $0.13 and 537.10% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.062.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Piedmont Lithium shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $541.67 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 $3,291.67.

Piedmont Lithium share price

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Piedmont Lithium shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.395
52-week range	AUDA$0.062 - AUDA$0.66
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.2572
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.1368
Target price	AUDA$17.15
PE ratio	0.8085
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.108

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Is it a good time to buy Piedmont Lithium stock?

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Piedmont Lithium price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.395 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-16)	-10.23%
1 month (2020-09-25)	163.33%
3 months (2020-07-24)	295.00%
6 months (2020-04-24)	393.75%

1 year (2019-10-25)	229.17%
2 years (2018-10-25)	192.59%
3 years (2017-10-25)	102.56%
5 years (2015-10-23)	2,368.75%

Is Piedmont Lithium under- or over-valued?

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

Piedmont Lithium 's P/E ratio

Piedmont Lithium 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1x. In other words, Piedmont Lithium shares trade at around 1x 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.

Piedmont Lithium 's EBITDA

Piedmont Lithium 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $24.7 million.

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

Piedmont Lithium financials

Revenue TTM	$110.8 million
Operating margin TTM	17.3%
Gross profit TTM	$79.6 million
Return on assets TTM	3.54%
Return on equity TTM	5.83%
Profit margin	9.59%
Book value	1.843
Market capitalisation	$485.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Piedmont Lithium share dividends

We're not expecting Piedmont Lithium to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Piedmont Lithium 's shares ever split?

Piedmont Lithium 's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 27 November 2006. So if you had owned 2 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 Piedmont Lithium shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Piedmont Lithium shares which in turn could have impacted Piedmont Lithium 's share price.

Piedmont Lithium share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Piedmont Lithium 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.062 up to $0.66. 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 Piedmont Lithium 's is 1.0072. This would suggest that Piedmont Lithium '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).

Piedmont Lithium overview

Propel Funeral Partners Limited provides death care services in Australia and New Zealand. It is involved in the collection and transfer of the deceased; provision of mortuary services; arrangement and conducting a funeral; and cremation, burial, and memorialization activities. As of June 30, 2020, the company owned and operated 130 properties comprising 72 owned and 58 leased, which included 31 cremation facilities and 9 cemeteries. It serves individuals and families dealing with, or preparing for, death and bereavement. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Piedmont Lithium is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 36.197% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by insiders and 13.012% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Piedmont Lithium ?

  Piedmont Lithium 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Piedmont Lithium based?

  Piedmont Lithium 's address is: 135 King Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is Piedmont Lithium 's ISIN number?

  Piedmont Lithium 's international securities identification number is: AU000000PLL5