How to buy XTEK shares | A$0.59

XTEK Limited is an aerospace & defense business based in Australia. XTEK shares (XTE) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $0.59 – a decrease of 3.28% over the previous week. XTEK has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $42.7 million.

How to buy shares in XTEK

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 XTEK . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: XTE. 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 XTEK 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 $0.59, 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 XTEK . 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 XTEK 's share price?

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

Its last market close was $0.59, which is 11.94% down on its pre-crash value of $0.67 and 53.25% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $0.385.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of XTEK shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $692.98 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 $1,035.09.

XTEK share price

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XTEK shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-13.

Latest market close	AUDA$0.59
52-week range	AUDA$0.385 - AUDA$0.93
50-day moving average	AUDA$0.6311
200-day moving average	AUDA$0.6582
Target price	N/A
PE ratio	93.3333
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.006

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Is it a good time to buy XTEK stock?

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XTEK price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$0.59 on 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-10-12)	-3.28%
1 month (2020-09-18)	-3.28%
3 months (2020-07-17)	-26.25%
6 months (2020-04-17)	8.26%

1 year (2019-10-18)	-35.87%
2 years (2018-10-19)	26.88%
3 years (2017-10-19)	25.53%
5 years (2015-10-19)	51.28%

Is XTEK under- or over-valued?

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

XTEK 's P/E ratio

XTEK 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 93x. In other words, XTEK shares trade at around 93x 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.

XTEK 's EBITDA

XTEK 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $15,997.

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

XTEK financials

Revenue TTM	$42.7 million
Gross profit TTM	$8.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.72%
Return on equity TTM	2.73%
Profit margin	0.71%
Book value	0.272
Market capitalisation	$43.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

XTEK share dividends

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

Have XTEK 's shares ever split?

XTEK 's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 1 December 2014. So if you had owned 10 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 XTEK shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for XTEK shares which in turn could have impacted XTEK 's share price.

XTEK share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, XTEK 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.385 up to $0.93. 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 XTEK 's is 0.9975. This would suggest that XTEK 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

XTEK overview

XTEK Limited provides homeland security products and services to government, defense, and law enforcement agencies worldwide. The company small arms protective insert plates, helmets, structural/non-structural ballistic armour plates and joiners, lightweight components, and carbon fiber composites; and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) search/hook and line, detection, RSD/disruption, exploitation, force protection, and robotics equipment. It also provides equipment and consumables for crime scene examination and recovery, forensic document examination, latent fingerprint examination and fingerprint processing, forensic biology, trace evidence analysis, and disaster victim identification, as well as through life support, project delivery, inventory control, repairs, maintenance, and training services. In addition, the company offers small unmanned aerial systems, EOD robots and static earthing systems, portable and baggage X-ray systems, remotely initiated firing systems, and radar systems; and protective security and tactical solutions. XTEK Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Symonston, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of XTEK is owned by insiders?

  Currently 49.982% of XTEK shares are held by insiders.

• When does the fiscal year end for XTEK ?

  XTEK 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is XTEK based?

  XTEK 's address is: 3 Faulding Street, Symonston, ACT, Australia, 2609

• What is XTEK 's ISIN number?

  XTEK 's international securities identification number is: AU000000XTE7