How to buy Spirit Telecom shares | A$0.375

Spirit Telecom Limited is a telecom services business based in Australia. Spirit Telecom shares (ST1) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.375 – a decrease of 1.32% over the previous week. Spirit Telecom has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $34.4 million.

How to buy shares in Spirit Telecom

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 Spirit Telecom . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: ST1. 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 Spirit Telecom 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 $0.375, 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 Spirit Telecom . 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 Spirit Telecom 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.375, which is 44.00% up on its pre-crash value of $0.21 and 212.50% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.12.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Spirit Telecom shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $702.70 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 $2,027.03.

Spirit Telecom share price

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Spirit Telecom shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.375
52-week range	AUDA$0.12 - AUDA$0.415
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.3717
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.2658
Target price	AUDA$0.35
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$-0.003

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Is it a good time to buy Spirit Telecom stock?

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Spirit Telecom price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.375 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-22)	0%
1 month (2020-09-29)	4.17%
3 months (2020-07-29)	25.00%
6 months (2020-04-29)	188.46%

1 year (2019-10-29)	70.45%
2 years (2018-10-29)	134.38%
3 years (2017-10-27)	177.78%
5 years (2015-10-29)	226.09%

Is Spirit Telecom under- or over-valued?

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

Spirit Telecom 's EBITDA

Spirit Telecom 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 million.

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

Spirit Telecom financials

Revenue TTM	$34.4 million
Gross profit TTM	$21.7 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.55%
Return on equity TTM	-5.04%
Profit margin	-4.4%
Book value	0.088
Market capitalisation	$199.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Spirit Telecom share dividends

We're not expecting Spirit Telecom to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Spirit Telecom 's shares ever split?

Spirit Telecom 's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 7 March 2017. So if you had owned 5 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 Spirit Telecom shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Spirit Telecom shares which in turn could have impacted Spirit Telecom 's share price.

Spirit Telecom share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Spirit Telecom 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.12 up to $0.415. 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 Spirit Telecom 's is 0.881. This would suggest that Spirit Telecom 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Spirit Telecom overview

Spirit Telecom Limited provides information technology (IT) and telecommunications services to small and medium size businesses in Australia. It offers managed IT services, including enterprise grade managed Wi-Fi, cyber security, networking, disaster recovery, online backup, and desktop/laptop maintenance services, as well as infrastructure as a service; and Internet services for apartments, green fields, students, and connected communities, as well as for business. The company also provides unified communications; Smart ISDN solution for cloud transition; and phone name solutions. Spirit Telecom Limited is based in South Melbourne, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Spirit Telecom is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 50.447% of Spirit Telecom shares are held by insiders and 11.452% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Spirit Telecom ?

  Spirit Telecom 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Spirit Telecom based?

  Spirit Telecom 's address is: 19-25 Raglan Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3205

• What is Spirit Telecom 's ISIN number?

  Spirit Telecom 's international securities identification number is: AU000000ST15