How to buy QANTM Intellectual Property shares | A$1.015

QANTM Intellectual Property Limited is a consulting services business based in Australia. QANTM Intellectual Property shares (QIP) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $1.015 – a decrease of 2.4% over the previous week. QANTM Intellectual Property has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $116.6 million.

How to buy shares in QANTM Intellectual Property

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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 QANTM Intellectual Property . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: QIP. 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 QANTM Intellectual Property 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 $1.015, 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 QANTM Intellectual Property . 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 QANTM Intellectual Property 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $1.015, which is 23.68% down on its pre-crash value of $1.33 and 4.64% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.97.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of QANTM Intellectual Property shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $769.81 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 $766.04.

QANTM Intellectual Property share price

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QANTM Intellectual Property shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$1.015
52-week range	AUDA$0.97 - AUDA$1.39
50-day moving average	AUDA$1.021
200-day moving average	AUDA$1.0953
Target price	AUDA$1.72
PE ratio	14.1562
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.08 (7.45%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.072

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Is it a good time to buy QANTM Intellectual Property stock?

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QANTM Intellectual Property price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$1.015 on 2020-10-21

1 week (2020-10-13)	-2.40%
1 month (2020-09-21)	4.64%
3 months (2020-07-20)	-10.96%
6 months (2020-04-20)	1.50%

1 year (2019-10-18)	-23.40%
2 years (2018-10-19)	-21.92%
3 years (2017-10-20)	-33.22%
5 years (2015-10-17)	N/A

Is QANTM Intellectual Property under- or over-valued?

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

QANTM Intellectual Property 's P/E ratio

QANTM Intellectual Property 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, QANTM Intellectual Property shares trade at around 14x 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.

QANTM Intellectual Property 's EBITDA

QANTM Intellectual Property 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $19.6 million.

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

QANTM Intellectual Property financials

Revenue TTM	$116.6 million
Operating margin TTM	15.28%
Gross profit TTM	$116.6 million
Return on assets TTM	9.18%
Return on equity TTM	13.23%
Profit margin	8.2%
Book value	0.532
Market capitalisation	$136.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

QANTM Intellectual Property share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 101.43% of net profits

Recently QANTM Intellectual Property has paid out, on average, around 101.43% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 7.45% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), QANTM Intellectual Property shareholders could enjoy a 7.45% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In QANTM Intellectual Property 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.08 per share.

QANTM Intellectual Property '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 1 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

QANTM Intellectual Property share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, QANTM Intellectual Property 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.97 up to $1.39. 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 QANTM Intellectual Property 's is 0.7381. This would suggest that QANTM Intellectual Property 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

QANTM Intellectual Property overview

QANTM Intellectual Property Limited provides intellectual property services for start-up technology businesses, multinationals, public research institutions, and universities in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The company also offers services related to patents, designs, and trademarks, as well as DCC, a litigation service in patent and trademark protection. QANTM Intellectual Property Limited was founded in 1877 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of QANTM Intellectual Property is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 37.524% of QANTM Intellectual Property shares are held by insiders and 27.033% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for QANTM Intellectual Property ?

  QANTM Intellectual Property 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is QANTM Intellectual Property based?

  QANTM Intellectual Property 's address is: 1 Nicholson Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3002

• What is QANTM Intellectual Property 's ISIN number?

  QANTM Intellectual Property 's international securities identification number is: AU000000QIP0