How to buy Stanmore Coal shares | A$0.71

Stanmore Coal Limited is a thermal coal business based in Australia. Stanmore Coal shares (SMR) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.71 – a decrease of 1.39% over the previous week. Stanmore Coal has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $364.5 million.

How to buy shares in Stanmore Coal

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 Stanmore Coal . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SMR. 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 Stanmore Coal 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 $0.71, 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 Stanmore Coal . 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 Stanmore Coal 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.71, which is 11.80% down on its pre-crash value of $0.805 and 11.81% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.635.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Stanmore Coal shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $794.59 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 $767.57.

Stanmore Coal share price

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Stanmore Coal shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.71
52-week range	AUDA$0.5 - AUDA$1.1453
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.7244
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.789
Target price	AUDA$1.3
PE ratio	5.4924
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.06 (8.09%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.132

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Is it a good time to buy Stanmore Coal stock?

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Stanmore Coal price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.71 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-21)	-0.70%
1 month (2020-09-29)	0.71%
3 months (2020-07-28)	11.81%
6 months (2020-04-28)	-29.35%

1 year (2019-10-28)	-32.26%
2 years (2018-10-26)	-10.24%
3 years (2017-10-27)	46.30%
5 years (2015-10-28)	248.38%

Is Stanmore Coal under- or over-valued?

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

Stanmore Coal 's P/E ratio

Stanmore Coal 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, Stanmore Coal shares trade at around 5x 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.

Stanmore Coal 's EBITDA

Stanmore Coal 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $80.9 million.

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

Stanmore Coal financials

Revenue TTM	$364.5 million
Operating margin TTM	14.81%
Gross profit TTM	$97 million
Return on assets TTM	11.19%
Return on equity TTM	21.43%
Profit margin	9.57%
Book value	0.623
Market capitalisation	$190.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Stanmore Coal share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 22.4% of net profits

Recently Stanmore Coal has paid out, on average, around 22.4% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.09% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Stanmore Coal shareholders could enjoy a 8.09% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Stanmore Coal 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.06 per share.

While Stanmore Coal 's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Stanmore Coal is investing more in its future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Stanmore Coal 's shares ever split?

Stanmore Coal 's shares were split on a 34:33 basis on 26 April 2020. So if you had owned 33 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 34 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Stanmore Coal shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 2.9% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Stanmore Coal shares which in turn could have impacted Stanmore Coal 's share price.

Stanmore Coal share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Stanmore Coal 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.5 up to $1.1453. 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 Stanmore Coal 's is 1.0924. This would suggest that Stanmore Coal 's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Stanmore Coal overview

Stanmore Coal Limited explores, produces, and sells metallurgical and thermal coal in Australia. The company holds interest in the Isaac Plains, Isaac Downs, Belview, The Range, Lilyvale, Mackenzie, and Clifford projects in the Bowen and Surat basins of Queensland. It also exports its products. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. Stanmore Coal Limited operates as a subsidiary of Golden Investments (Australia) Pte. Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Stanmore Coal is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 88.973% of Stanmore Coal shares are held by insiders and 4.226% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Stanmore Coal ?

  Stanmore Coal 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Stanmore Coal based?

  Stanmore Coal 's address is: 133 Mary Street, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4000

• What is Stanmore Coal 's ISIN number?

  Stanmore Coal 's international securities identification number is: AU000000SMR4