How to buy SciPlay Corporation stock | $13.24

SciPlay Corporation is an electronic gaming & multimedia business based in the US. SciPlay Corporation shares (SCPL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. SciPlay Corporation employs 501 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$513.2 million.

How to buy shares in SciPlay Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for SciPlay Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: SCPL. 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 SciPlay Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$13.24, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of SciPlay Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of SciPlay Corporation. Optimize 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.

SciPlay Corporation share price

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SciPlay Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-21.

Latest market close	USD$13.24
52-week range	USD$5.82 - USD$18.5
50-day moving average	USD$15.1174
200-day moving average	USD$13.7711
Wall St. target price	USD$18.01
PE ratio	8.7546
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.607

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SciPlay Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $13.24 from 2020-11-16

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3 months (2020-10-20)	-6.17%
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Is SciPlay Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

SciPlay Corporation's P/E ratio

SciPlay Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, SciPlay Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

SciPlay Corporation's EBITDA

SciPlay Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$147.9 million.

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

SciPlay Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$513.2 million
Operating margin TTM	27.92%
Gross profit TTM	USD$307.3 million
Return on assets TTM	22.37%
Return on equity TTM	46.7%
Profit margin	3.39%
Book value	$2.908
Market capitalisation	USD$321.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting SciPlay Corporation shares

There are currently 1.1 million SciPlay Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as SciPlay Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 1.9% up from 1.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting SciPlay Corporation shares can be evaluated.

SciPlay Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

SciPlay Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of SciPlay Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of SciPlay Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 924750.41322314). SciPlay Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.21. In other words for every 100,000 SciPlay Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1210 shares are currently held short.

However SciPlay Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of SciPlay Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable SciPlay Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case SciPlay Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 SciPlay Corporation shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.0579% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable SciPlay Corporation shares, roughly 58 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against SciPlay Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short SciPlay Corporation stock.

SciPlay Corporation share dividends

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

SciPlay Corporation overview

SciPlay Corporation develops and publishes digital games on mobile and Web platforms worldwide. The company offers seven games, which include social casino games, such as Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino, and Quick Hit Slots, as well as casual games comprising MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, and 88 Fortunes Slots. Its social casino games include slots-style game play, as well as table games-style game play; and casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. The company was formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation and changed its name to SciPlay Corporation in March 2019. SciPlay Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. SciPlay Corporation is a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of SciPlay Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.647% of SciPlay Corporation shares are held by insiders and 98.455% by institutions.

• How many people work for SciPlay Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 501 work at SciPlay Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for SciPlay Corporation?

  SciPlay Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is SciPlay Corporation based?

  SciPlay Corporation's address is: 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 89119

• What is SciPlay Corporation's CUSIP number?

  SciPlay Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 809087109