How to buy Propel Funeral Partners shares | A$2.95

Propel Funeral Partners Limited is a personal services business based in Australia. Propel Funeral Partners shares (PFP) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $2.95 – an increase of 1.72% over the previous week. Propel Funeral Partners has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $110.8 million.

How to buy shares in Propel Funeral Partners

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 Propel Funeral Partners . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PFP. 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 Propel Funeral Partners 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 $2.95, 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 Propel Funeral Partners . 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 Propel Funeral Partners 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $2.95, which is 19.18% down on its pre-crash value of $3.65 and 37.21% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $2.15.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Propel Funeral Partners shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $683.92 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 $847.71.

Propel Funeral Partners share price

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Propel Funeral Partners shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$2.95
52-week range	AUDA$2.15 - AUDA$3.8
50-day moving average	AUDA$2.7992
200-day moving average	AUDA$2.8422
Target price	AUDA$3.4
PE ratio	26.9266
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.12 (4.12%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.108

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Is it a good time to buy Propel Funeral Partners stock?

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Propel Funeral Partners price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$2.95 on 2020-10-21

1 week (2020-10-10)	N/A
1 month (2020-09-21)	4.24%
3 months (2020-07-17)	-0.34%
6 months (2020-04-17)	7.27%

1 year (2019-10-18)	-4.22%
2 years (2018-10-19)	6.12%
3 years (2017-10-17)	N/A
5 years (2015-10-17)	N/A

Is Propel Funeral Partners under- or over-valued?

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

Propel Funeral Partners 's P/E ratio

Propel Funeral Partners 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Propel Funeral Partners shares trade at around 27x 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.

Propel Funeral Partners 's EBITDA

Propel Funeral Partners 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $24.7 million.

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

Propel Funeral Partners 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	$289.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Propel Funeral Partners share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 100% of net profits

Recently Propel Funeral Partners has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.12% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Propel Funeral Partners shareholders could enjoy a 4.12% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Propel Funeral Partners 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.12 per share.

Propel Funeral Partners '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 27 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Propel Funeral Partners share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Propel Funeral Partners 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.15 up to $3.8. 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 Propel Funeral Partners 's is 1.0072. This would suggest that Propel Funeral Partners '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).

Propel Funeral Partners 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 Propel Funeral Partners is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 36.197% of Propel Funeral Partners shares are held by insiders and 13.012% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Propel Funeral Partners ?

  Propel Funeral Partners 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Propel Funeral Partners based?

  Propel Funeral Partners 's address is: 135 King Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is Propel Funeral Partners 's ISIN number?

  Propel Funeral Partners 's international securities identification number is: AU000000PFP8