How to buy Sequoia Financial Group shares | A$0.37

Sequoia Financial Group Limited is a capital markets business based in Australia. Sequoia Financial Group shares (SEQ) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.37 – an increase of 2.78% over the previous week. Sequoia Financial Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $84.5 million.

How to buy shares in Sequoia Financial Group

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 Sequoia Financial Group . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SEQ. 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 Sequoia Financial Group 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 $0.37, 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 Sequoia Financial Group . 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 Sequoia Financial Group 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.37, which is 39.19% up on its pre-crash value of $0.225 and 174.07% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.135.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Sequoia Financial Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $750.00 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 $1,850.00.

Sequoia Financial Group share price

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Sequoia Financial Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-13.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.37
52-week range	AUDA$0.135 - AUDA$0.38
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.3178
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.2434
Target price	N/A
PE ratio	23.2704
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.01 (1.05%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.016

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Is it a good time to buy Sequoia Financial Group stock?

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Sequoia Financial Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.37 on 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-10-12)	-2.63%
1 month (2020-09-18)	23.33%
3 months (2020-07-17)	42.31%
6 months (2020-04-17)	94.74%

1 year (2019-10-18)	105.56%
2 years (2018-10-19)	12.12%
3 years (2017-10-19)	21.31%
5 years (2015-10-19)	85.00%

Is Sequoia Financial Group under- or over-valued?

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

Sequoia Financial Group 's P/E ratio

Sequoia Financial Group 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, Sequoia Financial Group shares trade at around 23x 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.

Sequoia Financial Group 's EBITDA

Sequoia Financial Group 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Sequoia Financial Group 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Sequoia Financial Group financials

Revenue TTM	$84.5 million
Operating margin TTM	3.57%
Gross profit TTM	$10.3 million
Return on assets TTM	1.9%
Return on equity TTM	6%
Profit margin	2.29%
Book value	0.274
Market capitalisation	$45.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Sequoia Financial Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40% of net profits

Recently Sequoia Financial Group has paid out, on average, around 40% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.05% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sequoia Financial Group shareholders could enjoy a 1.05% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sequoia Financial Group 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.01 per share.

While Sequoia Financial Group 's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Sequoia Financial Group may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Sequoia Financial Group 's shares ever split?

Sequoia Financial Group 's shares were split on a 1:100 basis on 2 November 2016. So if you had owned 100 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 Sequoia Financial Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Sequoia Financial Group shares which in turn could have impacted Sequoia Financial Group 's share price.

Sequoia Financial Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sequoia Financial Group 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.135 up to $0.38. 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 Sequoia Financial Group 's is 0.9532. This would suggest that Sequoia Financial Group 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Sequoia Financial Group overview

Sequoia Financial Group Limited, an integrated financial services company, provides financial products and services to retail and wholesale clients, and third party professional service firms primarily in Australia. The company operates through Sequoia Wealth Group, Sequoia Professional Services Group, Sequoia Equity Markets Group, and Sequoia Direct Investment Group segments. It offers products and services, such as adviser market licensing and support, merger and acquisitions, and corporate advisory services to financial planners, wealth managers, equity advisers, and corporate advisory business units. The company also provides self-managed super fund (SMSF) solutions, general insurance broking, and legal document establishment services to financial planners, stock brokers, mortgage brokers, and accountants. In addition, it offers stockbroking and specialized investment solutions to third party institutional and adviser networks; general advisory services for investors on portfolio management and SMSF management share trading, superannuation, products, and insurance; and market data, robo advice, and trading tools through independent news services specializing in finance and business news updates, events, and investor communication for ASX-listed companies. The company was formerly known as MDS Financial Group Limited and changed its name to Sequoia Financial Group Limited in November 2015. Sequoia Financial Group Limited is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Sequoia Financial Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 79.886% of Sequoia Financial Group shares are held by insiders and 1.401% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Sequoia Financial Group ?

  Sequoia Financial Group 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Sequoia Financial Group based?

  Sequoia Financial Group 's address is: 7 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is Sequoia Financial Group 's ISIN number?

  Sequoia Financial Group 's international securities identification number is: AU000000SEQ3