How to buy Swick Mining Services shares | A$0.205

Swick Mining Services Limited is an other industrial metals & mining business based in Australia. Swick Mining Services shares (SWK) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.205 – a decrease of 4.65% over the previous week. Swick Mining Services has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $149.6 million.

How to buy shares in Swick Mining Services

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 Swick Mining Services . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SWK. 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 Swick Mining Services 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 $0.205, 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 Swick Mining Services . 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 Swick Mining Services 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.205, which is 14.63% up on its pre-crash value of $0.175 and 111.34% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.097.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Swick Mining Services shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $696.97 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 $1,242.43.

Swick Mining Services share price

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Swick Mining Services shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.205
52-week range	AUDA$0.097 - AUDA$0.24
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.204
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.161
Target price	AUDA$0.19
PE ratio	40.6977
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.01 (2.79%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.004

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Is it a good time to buy Swick Mining Services stock?

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Swick Mining Services price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.205 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-15)	0%
1 month (2020-09-25)	5.13%
3 months (2020-07-23)	7.89%
6 months (2020-04-23)	57.69%

1 year (2019-10-23)	-10.87%
2 years (2018-10-23)	-21.15%
3 years (2017-10-23)	-24.07%
5 years (2015-10-23)	78.26%

Is Swick Mining Services under- or over-valued?

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

Swick Mining Services 's P/E ratio

Swick Mining Services 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, Swick Mining Services shares trade at around 41x 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.

Swick Mining Services 's EBITDA

Swick Mining Services 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $16.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Swick Mining Services 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Swick Mining Services financials

Revenue TTM	$149.6 million
Gross profit TTM	$31.7 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.66%
Return on equity TTM	-6.81%
Profit margin	-4.03%
Book value	0.306
Market capitalisation	$62.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Swick Mining Services share dividends

We're not expecting Swick Mining Services to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Swick Mining Services 's shares ever split?

Swick Mining Services 's shares were split on 24 June 2009.

Swick Mining Services share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Swick Mining Services 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.097 up to $0.24. 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 Swick Mining Services 's is 1.5554. This would suggest that Swick Mining Services 's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Swick Mining Services overview

Swick Mining Services Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mineral drilling services to the mining industry in Australia, North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company offers services primarily in the areas of underground diamond drilling and surface reverse circulation drilling. It also carries out research and development activities in mineral analysis technologies. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in South Guildford, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Swick Mining Services is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 24.822% of Swick Mining Services shares are held by insiders and 26.476% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Swick Mining Services ?

  Swick Mining Services 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Swick Mining Services based?

  Swick Mining Services 's address is: 64 Great Eastern Highway, South Guildford, WA, Australia, 6055

• What is Swick Mining Services 's ISIN number?

  Swick Mining Services 's international securities identification number is: AU000000SWK8