How to buy Regis Healthcare shares | A$0.95

Regis Healthcare Limited is a medical care facilities business based in Australia. Regis Healthcare shares (REG) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.95 – a decrease of 4.04% over the previous week. Regis Healthcare has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $677.9 million.

How to buy shares in Regis Healthcare

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 Regis Healthcare . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: REG. 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 Regis Healthcare 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 $0.95, 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 Regis Healthcare . 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 Regis Healthcare 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.95, which is 59.92% down on its pre-crash value of $2.37 and 29.25% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.735.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Regis Healthcare shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $329.79 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 $404.25.

Regis Healthcare share price

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Regis Healthcare shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.95
52-week range	AUDA$0.735 - AUDA$3.41
50-day moving average	AUDA$1.0972
200-day moving average	AUDA$1.3385
Target price	AUDA$3.17
PE ratio	79.2
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.08 (8.51%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.013

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Is it a good time to buy Regis Healthcare stock?

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Regis Healthcare price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.95 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-14)	-4.52%
1 month (2020-09-22)	-10.38%
3 months (2020-07-21)	-32.86%
6 months (2020-04-21)	-32.62%

1 year (2019-10-21)	-71.73%
2 years (2018-10-19)	-63.60%
3 years (2017-10-20)	-74.67%
5 years (2015-10-21)	-82.66%

Is Regis Healthcare under- or over-valued?

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

Regis Healthcare 's P/E ratio

Regis Healthcare 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 79x. In other words, Regis Healthcare shares trade at around 79x 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.

Regis Healthcare 's PEG ratio

Regis Healthcare 's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.62. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Regis Healthcare 's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Regis Healthcare 's EBITDA

Regis Healthcare 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $85.7 million.

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

Regis Healthcare financials

Revenue TTM	$677.9 million
Operating margin TTM	6.29%
Gross profit TTM	$146.5 million
Return on assets TTM	1.49%
Return on equity TTM	2.31%
Profit margin	0.56%
Book value	0.49
Market capitalisation	$284.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Regis Healthcare share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 402% of net profits

Recently Regis Healthcare has paid out, on average, around 402% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.51% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Regis Healthcare shareholders could enjoy a 8.51% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Regis Healthcare 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.08 per share.

Regis Healthcare '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 10 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Regis Healthcare share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Regis Healthcare 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.735 up to $3.41. 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 Regis Healthcare 's is 0.9797. This would suggest that Regis Healthcare 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Regis Healthcare overview

Regis Healthcare Limited provides residential aged care services in Australia. The company offers home care services, including personal hygiene, dressing and undressing, and mobility and transportation; home help services, such as cooking and cleaning, shopping and transportation, and facilitating social outings; aged care facilities; owns and operates specialist retirement and independent living villages, which provides laundry, meals, cleaning, and allied health services consist of physiotherapy, podiatry, diversional therapy, and therapeutic activities. It also offers companionship and government-funded and private home care services; aged care services, including ageing-in-place, respite care, specialist dementia care, and palliative care services; Day Respite Programs for carers; and therapeutic services to people living in the community, in retirement villages, and aged care facilities. As of June 30, 2020, the company owned and operated 65 aged care facilities. The company was formerly known as Fairway Investment Holdings Pty Ltd. and changed its name to Regis Healthcare Limited in September 2014. Regis Healthcare Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Armadale, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Regis Healthcare is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 57.033% of Regis Healthcare shares are held by insiders and 8.997% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Regis Healthcare ?

  Regis Healthcare 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Regis Healthcare based?

  Regis Healthcare 's address is: 615 Dandenong Road, Armadale, VIC, Australia, 3143

• What is Regis Healthcare 's ISIN number?

  Regis Healthcare 's international securities identification number is: AU000000REG6