How to buy Select Harvests shares | A$6.1

Select Harvests Limited is a packaged foods business based in Australia. Select Harvests shares (SHV) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $6.1 – a decrease of 1.29% over the previous week. Select Harvests has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $291.6 million.

How to buy shares in Select Harvests

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 Select Harvests . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SHV. 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 Select Harvests 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 $6.1, 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 Select Harvests . 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 Select Harvests 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $6.1, which is 25.43% down on its pre-crash value of $8.18 and 17.53% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $5.19.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Select Harvests shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $844.90 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 $716.81.

Select Harvests share price

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Select Harvests shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-22.

Latest market close	AUDA$6.1
52-week range	AUDA$5.19 - AUDA$9.43
50-day moving average	AUDA$5.7955
200-day moving average	AUDA$6.2892
Target price	AUDA$6.46
PE ratio	11.894
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.18 (2.9%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.522

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Is it a good time to buy Select Harvests stock?

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Select Harvests price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$6.1 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-16)	-1.29%
1 month (2020-09-24)	7.02%
3 months (2020-07-23)	6.09%
6 months (2020-04-23)	-16.89%

1 year (2019-10-23)	-20.68%
2 years (2018-10-23)	17.31%
3 years (2017-10-23)	28.42%
5 years (2015-10-23)	-44.04%

Is Select Harvests under- or over-valued?

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

Select Harvests 's P/E ratio

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

Select Harvests 's EBITDA

Select Harvests 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $95.3 million.

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

Select Harvests financials

Revenue TTM	$291.6 million
Operating margin TTM	25.45%
Gross profit TTM	$105.8 million
Return on assets TTM	9.25%
Return on equity TTM	13.48%
Profit margin	17.27%
Book value	4.083
Market capitalisation	$778.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Select Harvests share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 55.77% of net profits

Recently Select Harvests has paid out, on average, around 55.77% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.9% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Select Harvests shareholders could enjoy a 2.9% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Select Harvests 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.18 per share.

Select Harvests '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 17 June 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Select Harvests 's shares ever split?

Select Harvests 's shares were split on 27 February 1997.

Select Harvests share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Select Harvests 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.19 up to $9.43. 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 Select Harvests 's is 0.1558. This would suggest that Select Harvests 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Select Harvests overview

Select Harvests Limited engages in processing, packaging, marketing, and distributing edible nuts, dried fruits, seeds, and a range of natural health foods in Australia. The company operates through Almond Division and Food Division segments. It also grows, processes, and sells almonds to the food industry from company owned and leased almond orchards. In addition, the company offers health snacks and muesli; and holds a portfolio of approximately 7,696 hectares of almond orchards. It also exports its products to India and China, as well as rest of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The company offers its products to retailers, distributors, and industrial users under the Lucky, NuVitality, Sunsol, Allinga Farms, and Soland in retail; and Renshaw and Alling Farms in the wholesale and industrial markets. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Thomastown, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Select Harvests is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.523% of Select Harvests shares are held by insiders and 44.021% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Select Harvests ?

  Select Harvests 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Select Harvests based?

  Select Harvests 's address is: 360 Settlement Road, Thomastown, VIC, Australia, 3074

• What is Select Harvests 's ISIN number?

  Select Harvests 's international securities identification number is: AU000000SHV6