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WAM Research Limited is an asset management business based in Australia. WAM Research shares (WAX) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. WAM Research has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of $317.4 million.
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52-week range | $0.9109 - $1.65 |
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50-day moving average | $1.5601 |
200-day moving average | $1.4685 |
Target price | N/A |
PE ratio | 173.5294 |
Dividend yield | $0.1 (5.98%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.163 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of A$1.64 on 2021-01-25
1 week (2021-01-18) | 2.50% |
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1 month (2020-12-24) | 7.19% |
3 months (2020-10-23) | 15.49% |
6 months (2020-07-24) | 19.27% |
1 year (2020-01-24) | 10.44% |
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2 years (2019-01-25) | 18.41% |
3 years (2018-01-25) | 6.15% |
5 years (2016-01-25) | 23.77% |
Valuing WAM Research stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of WAM Research 's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
WAM Research 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 174x. In other words, WAM Research shares trade at around 174x 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.
Operating margin TTM | 132.84% |
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Gross profit TTM | $-9,562,431 |
Return on assets TTM | -3.62% |
Return on equity TTM | -3.72% |
Profit margin | 0% |
Book value | 1.027 |
Market capitalisation | $317.4 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting WAM Research to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, WAM Research 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.9109 up to $1.65. 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 WAM Research 's is 0.3228. This would suggest that WAM Research 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
WAM Research Limited is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by MAM Pty Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets of Australia. It makes its investments in companies primarily engaged in the industrial sector. The fund invests in value and growth stocks of small to medium-cap companies. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index. The fund conducts in-house research to make its investments. It was formerly known as Wilson Investment Fund Limited. WAM Research Limited was formed on May 10, 2002 and is domiciled in Australia.
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