How to buy UCW shares | A$0.13

UCW Limited is an education & training services business based in Australia. UCW shares (UCW) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.13 – a decrease of 7.14% over the previous week. UCW has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $25.3 million.

How to buy shares in UCW

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 UCW . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: UCW. 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 UCW 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 $0.13, 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 UCW . 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 UCW 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.13, which is 45.83% down on its pre-crash value of $0.24 and 18.18% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.11.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of UCW shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $558.14 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 $604.65.

UCW share price

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UCW shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.13
52-week range	AUDA$0.084 - AUDA$0.26
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.1292
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.1133
Target price	N/A
PE ratio	27.907
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.009

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Is it a good time to buy UCW stock?

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UCW price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.13 on 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-22)	0%
1 month (2020-09-29)	-3.70%
3 months (2020-07-29)	23.81%
6 months (2020-04-29)	36.84%

1 year (2019-10-29)	-35.00%
2 years (2018-10-29)	-21.21%
3 years (2017-10-27)	-26.76%
5 years (2015-10-29)	-55.54%

Is UCW under- or over-valued?

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

UCW 's P/E ratio

UCW 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, UCW shares trade at around 28x 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.

UCW 's EBITDA

UCW 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.6 million.

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

UCW financials

Revenue TTM	$25.3 million
Operating margin TTM	12.09%
Gross profit TTM	$14.2 million
Return on assets TTM	5.28%
Return on equity TTM	-35.35%
Profit margin	-18.13%
Book value	0.097
Market capitalisation	$15.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

UCW share dividends

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

Have UCW 's shares ever split?

UCW 's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 12 November 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 UCW shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for UCW shares which in turn could have impacted UCW 's share price.

UCW share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, UCW 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.084 up to $0.26. 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 UCW 's is 0.7081. This would suggest that UCW 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

UCW overview

UCW Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides tertiary education services in Australia and internationally. It offers accredited vocational education in the fields of ageing support, community services, counselling, dance teaching, early childhood education and care, fitness, mental health, remedial massage, sport and recreation management, and yoga teaching. The company was formerly known as Undercoverwear Limited and changed its name to UCW Limited in January 2015. UCW Limited was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of UCW is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 64.214% of UCW shares are held by insiders and 17.019% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for UCW ?

  UCW 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is UCW based?

  UCW 's address is: 333 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000

• What is UCW 's ISIN number?

  UCW 's international securities identification number is: AU000000UCW1