Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company is a capital markets business based in Australia. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares (SOL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.2 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, such as your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
- Search for Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: SOL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At today's price, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
- Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company . Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock and 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 affect your stock.
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- Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company key stats
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- Is Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company stock a buy or sell?
- Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company performance over time
- Are Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares over-valued?
- Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's financials
- How volatile are Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares?
- Does Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company pay a dividend?
- Have Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares ever split?
- Other common questions
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company stock price (ASX:SOL)
Use our graph to track the performance of SOL stocks over time.Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares at a glance
52-week range | $26.1043 - $35.2816 |
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50-day moving average | $33.6528 |
200-day moving average | $32.2059 |
Target price | $34.75 |
PE ratio | 15.62 |
Dividend yield | $0.87 (2.58%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.18 |
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Is it a good time to buy Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company stock?
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Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$32.88
1 week (2023-12-01) | -2.46% |
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1 month (2023-11-09) | -4.36% |
3 months (2023-09-08) | -1.62% |
6 months (2023-06-09) | 1.54% |
1 year (2022-12-09) | 18.44% |
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2 years (2021-12-09) | 1.39% |
3 years (2020-12-09) | 10.63% |
5 years (2018-12-07) | 21.51% |
Is Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company under- or over-valued?
Valuing Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's P/E ratio
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares trade at around 16x 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.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's EBITDA
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $820.3 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company financials
Revenue TTM | $1.2 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 74.47% |
Gross profit TTM | $963.3 million |
Return on assets TTM | 5.06% |
Return on equity TTM | 8.13% |
Profit margin | 57.68% |
Book value | 24.173 |
Market capitalisation | $12.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 61.27% of net profits
Recently Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company has paid out, on average, around 61.27% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.58% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shareholders could enjoy a 2.58% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.87 per share.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 November 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's shares ever split?
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's shares were split on a 10:1 basis on 27 June 2002. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 10 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company shares which in turn could have impacted Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's share price.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $26.1043 up to $35.2816. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's is 0.488. This would suggest that Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company overview
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited, an investment company, engages in investing various industries and asset classes in Australia. It operates through Strategic Portfolio, Large Caps Portfolio, Emerging Companies Portfolio, Private Equity Portfolio, Structured Yield Portfolio, and Property Portfolio segments. The company invests in various industries, such as natural resources, building materials, telecommunications, retail, agriculture, property equity, investments and corporate advisory, financial services, education, and others. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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