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Kin and Carta plc is a specialty business services business based in the UK. Kin and Carta shares (KCT.LSE) are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and all prices are listed in pence sterling. Its last market close was 106.5p – a decrease of 1.39% over the previous week. Kin and Carta employs 1,161 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around £137.7 million.
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- Can I buy shares in Kin and Carta?
- Has coronavirus impacted Kin and Carta shares?
- Kin and Carta shares summary
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- Is Kin and Carta stock a buy or sell?
- Kin and Carta performance over time
- Are Kin and Carta shares over-valued?
- Kin and Carta's financials
- How volatile are Kin and Carta shares?
- Does Kin and Carta pay a dividend?
- Have Kin and Carta shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted Kin and Carta's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Kin and Carta's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was 106.5p, which is 4.05% down on its pre-crash value of 111p and 102.47% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as 52.6p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of Kin and Carta shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £521.33 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 £1,009.48.
Kin and Carta share price
Use our graph to track the performance of KCT stocks over time.Kin and Carta shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| Latest market close | 106.5p |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 48p - 137.5p |
| 50-day moving average | 105.7368p |
| 200-day moving average | 75.0278p |
| Wall St. target price | 148.5p |
| PE ratio | 146.5753 |
| Dividend yield | 0.02p (3.45%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 0.7p |
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Is it a good time to buy Kin and Carta stock?
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Kin and Carta price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of 105.75p
| 1 week (2021-01-14) | -29.50% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-22) | -17.38% |
| 3 months (2020-10-22) | 38.05% |
| 6 months (2020-07-21) | 82.33% |
| 1 year (2020-01-21) | -0.24% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-21) | 2.08% |
| 3 years (2018-01-19) | 41.95% |
| 5 years (2016-01-21) | -50.47% |
Is Kin and Carta under- or over-valued?
Valuing Kin and Carta stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kin and Carta's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Kin and Carta's P/E ratio
Kin and Carta's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 147x. In other words, Kin and Carta shares trade at around 147x 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.
Kin and Carta's EBITDA
Kin and Carta's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £19.1 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Kin and Carta's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Kin and Carta financials
| Revenue TTM | £137.7 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 1.87% |
| Gross profit TTM | £67.3 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.86% |
| Return on equity TTM | -42.9% |
| Profit margin | -23.42% |
| Book value | 0.354p |
| Market capitalisation | £226 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Kin and Carta share dividends
We're not expecting Kin and Carta to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Have Kin and Carta's shares ever split?
Kin and Carta's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 7 December 1987. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kin and Carta shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Kin and Carta shares which in turn could have impacted Kin and Carta's share price.
Kin and Carta share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Kin and Carta's shares have ranged in value from as little as 48p up to 137.5p. 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 Kin and Carta's is 1.1204. This would suggest that Kin and Carta'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).
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Kin and Carta overview
Kin and Carta plc provides digital transformation services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The company helps its clients to invent, operate, and market digital products and services. It offers tech and data-led management consulting services; software engineering and product design services; and digital marketing and customer connected services. Kin and Carta plc serves healthcare, financial services, transportation, industrial and agriculture, retail and distribution, and other sectors. The company was formerly known as St Ives plc and changed its name to Kin and Carta plc in October 2018. Kin and Carta plc was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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