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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$146.43
| 1 week (2024-09-26) | -0.72% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-03) | 1.20% |
| 3 months (2024-07-03) | 7.77% |
| 6 months (2024-04-03) | 17.13% |
| 1 year (2023-10-03) | 31.19% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-03) | 104.80% |
| 3 years (2021-10-01) | 4.30% |
| 5 years (2019-10-03) | 142.47% |
Valuing Xero stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Xero's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Xero's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 143x. In other words, Xero shares trade at around 143x 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.
Xero's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $272.3 million (£142 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Xero's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 20.69% |
| Gross profit TTM | $957.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.94% |
| Return on equity TTM | 14.28% |
| Profit margin | 10.19% |
| Book value | 9.146 |
| Market capitalisation | $22.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
N/AWe're not expecting Xero to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Xero's shares have ranged in value from as little as $96.58 up to $152.41. 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 Xero's is 1.024. This would suggest that Xero's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Xero Limited, together with its subsidiaries, a software as a service company, provides online business solutions for small businesses and their advisors in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It offers Xero, an open platform that connects small businesses to a range of solutions, which helps to manage their finances. The company also provides Xero mobile app; and accountant/bookkeeper tools, including Xero HQ, Xero Practice Manager, Xero Workpapers, and Xero Cashbook or Xero Ledger. Xero Limited was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.
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