WIRECARD (WDI) is a financial services provider based in Germany. It opened the day at €0.3701 after a previous close of €0.38. During the day the price has varied from a low of €0.3701 to a high of €0.3721. Wirecard is listed on the HM. All prices are listed in Euros. In June 2020 Wirecard announced that €1.9 billion (about 1.63 billion) was missing and that it owed €3.2 billion (£2.75 billion) in debt. In November 2020 Wirecard sold its assets to Santander Bank for €100 million (£86 million). Wirecard has previously sold its UK, North American and Brazilian units. Wirecard was on the DAX stock index from September 2018 to August 2020.
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- Search the platform for stock code: WDI in this case.
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Is it a good time to buy Wirecard stock?
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Is Wirecard under- or over-valued?
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. Check out the Wirecard P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Wirecard's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 0x. In other words, Wirecard shares trade at around 0x recent earnings.
Wirecard's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is €742 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Wirecard's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
What's Wirecard's ESG track record?
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Wirecard.
Overall Wirecard ESG score
Wirecard's total ESG risk: 49.5
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Wirecard's overall score of 49.5 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 97th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Wirecard is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Wirecard's environmental score: 5.14/100
Wirecard's environmental score of 5.14 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wirecard is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Wirecard's social score: 17.13/100
Wirecard's social score of 17.13 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wirecard is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Wirecard's governance score: 39.22/100
Wirecard's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Wirecard is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Wirecard's controversy score: 5/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Wirecard scored a 5 out of 5 for controversy – the lowest score possible, reflecting that Wirecard's public profile has been damaged by multiple incidents.
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