Computershare Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Computershare Limited provides issuer, employee share plans and voucher, business, communication and utilities, technology, and mortgage and property rental services. The company offers issuer services that include register maintenance, corporate actions, stakeholder relationship management, corporate governance, and related services; mortgage services and property rental, and tenancy bond protection services; and employee share plans and voucher services comprising administration and related services for employee share and option plans, and childcare voucher administration services. It also provides business services, including the provision of bankruptcy, class action, and corporate trust administration services; communication services and utilities operations consisting of document composition and printing, intelligent mailing, inbound process automation, scanning, and electronic delivery; and technology services, such as software solutions in share registry and financial services. It operates in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, Ireland, Africa, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Abbotsford, Australia.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
39.49
PB ratio
3.53
Dividend yield
1.91%
Beta
1.09
Market cap
$10.93B
Enterprise value
$12.46B
Company profile
| Primary activities | The operation of a computer bureau, operation of share registries and the provision of software specialising in share registry, financial and stock markets. |
|---|---|
| Industry / Sector | Capital Markets / Financial Services |
| Full time employees | 12009 |
| Website | http://www.computershare.com |
| Mailing address | Yarra Falls 452 Johnston Street Abbotsford VIC 3067 Australia |
| Phone / Fax | 61 3 9415 5000 / 61 3 9473 2500 |
| Share registry | COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PTY LIMITED |
Dividends
More: Computershare Dividend history, yield and payout ratio
Dividend yield
1.91%
Dividend amount
$0.34
Payout ratio
101.63%
5Y Avg. yield
2.70%
Computershare paid $0.34 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 17 Aug 2021.The dividend payout ratio is 101.63%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.CPU dividend payout ratio is more than 90% making it difficult for the company to maintain the dividends and increase it year by year.
CPU's forward dividend amount is $0.46 and the forward dividend yield is 2.54%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of Oct 2021, following are the company executives and directors listed on Computershare.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Stuart James Irving | CEO, Pres & Exec. Director | 49 | 2.11M |
| Mr. Nick Oldfield | CFO & Global Head of Loan Services | 1.08M | |
| Mr. Mark L. McDougall | Global Chief Information Officer | 638.05k | |
| Mr. Naz Sarkar | Global Head of Issuer Services | 1.37M | |
| Mr. Carlos Leira | Global Chief Technology Officer | ||
| Michael Brown | Investor Relations Officer | ||
| Mr. Dominic Matthew Horsley | Group Counsel & Company Sec. | ||
| Ms. Lucy Newcombe | Global Head of People and Communications | ||
| Ms. Fiona Chalmers | Chief Corp. Devel. Officer | ||
| Mr. Paul A. Conn | Pres of Global Capital Markets |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
8.28%
Operating margin
12.03%
Return on assets
3.35%
Return on equity
9.78%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Computershare is 10.93B and its enterprise value is 12.46B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of CPU is 5.46.
The CPU's stocks Beta value is 1.09 making it 9% more volatile compared to ASX market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
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Computershare (ASX:CPU) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Computershare's Stock Symbol?
Computershare trades on ASX under the ticker symbol "CPU".
2. What is Computershare's stock price today?
One share of CPU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.06.
3. How can I contact Computershare?
Computershare's mailing address is Yarra Falls 452 Johnston Street Abbotsford VIC 3067 Australia. The company can be reached via phone at 61 3 9415 5000.
4. What is Computershare's official website?
The official website of Computershare is http://www.computershare.com.
5. Which share registry manages Computershare's stock?
Computershare's stock is managed by COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PTY LIMITED.