Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC (ALFA) is a leading software-application business based in the UK. It opened the day at 132.15p after a previous close of 134.5p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 127p to a high of 133.9999p. The latest price was 127p (25 minute delay). Alfa Financial Software is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 389 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, Alfa Financial Software's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was 184p, which is 51.36% up on its pre-crash value of 89.5p and 254.53% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as 51.9p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of Alfa Financial Software shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £607.95 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 £1,976.36.
| Open | 132.15p |
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| High | 133.9999p |
| Low | 127p |
| Close | 127p |
| Previous close | 134.5p |
| Change | -7.5p |
| Change % | -5.5762% |
| Volume | 18,820 |
| 52-week range | 112.4274p - 221p |
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| 50-day moving average | 194.93p |
| 200-day moving average | 159.9377p |
| Wall St. target price | 211.67p |
| PE ratio | 27.8873 |
| Dividend yield | 1p (0.52%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 7.1p |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
Alfa Financial Software's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Alfa Financial Software shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Alfa Financial Software's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £25.4 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Alfa Financial Software's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | £81.8 million |
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| Operating margin TTM | 30.48% |
| Gross profit TTM | £63.6 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 12.69% |
| Return on equity TTM | 27.52% |
| Profit margin | 26.1% |
| Book value | 0.215p |
| Market capitalisation | £594 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend yield: 0.52% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 0.52% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 14.08% of net profits
Alfa Financial Software has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 0.52% of its share value annually.
Alfa Financial Software has paid out, on average, around 14.08% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.52% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 0.52% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Alfa Financial Software's case, that would currently equate to about 1p per share.
While Alfa Financial Software's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 October 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
| Dividend | Type | Ex-dividend date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|
| £0.1 | Special | 07/10/2021 | 05/11/2021 |
| £0.01 | Final | 10/06/2021 | 02/07/2021 |
| £0.15 | Special | 15/10/2020 | 06/11/2020 |
Over the last 12 months, Alfa Financial Software's shares have ranged in value from as little as 112.4274p up to 221p. 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 (LSE average) beta is 1, while Alfa Financial Software's is 0.4651. This would suggest that Alfa Financial Software's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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