CUP Stock Overview

Provides accounting, business advisory, and financial planning services in Australia. More details

CUP fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	1/6

Rewards

Trading at 84.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 70.25% per year

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year

Dividend of 4.81% is not well covered by earnings or free cash flows

Profit margins (1%) are lower than last year (5.6%)

Does not have a meaningful market cap (A$130M)

My Notes

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Count Limited Competitors

Kelly Partners Group Holdings

ASX:KPG

AU$451.2m

AF Legal Group

ASX:AFL

AU$13.2m

IPH

ASX:IPH

AU$1.4b

Energy Action

ASX:EAX

AU$13.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Count
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$0.78
52 Week High	AU$0.87
52 Week Low	AU$0.50
Beta	0.38
1 Month Change	-7.69%
3 Month Change	21.88%
1 Year Change	20.00%
3 Year Change	-14.75%
5 Year Change	-29.09%
Change since IPO	-51.25%

Count Limited (ASX:CUP) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Nov 14

Count's (ASX:CUP) Dividend Will Be A$0.0225

Sep 03

Recent updates

Count Limited (ASX:CUP) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Nov 14

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With CountPlus Limited's (ASX:CUP) CEO Compensation For Now

Nov 09

Why CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Could Be Worth Watching

Oct 25

CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.015

Sep 11

CountPlus' (ASX:CUP) Dividend Will Be Increased To AU$0.015

Aug 28

Returns On Capital At CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Have Hit The Brakes

Apr 29

Is There Now An Opportunity In CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP)?

Apr 14

Is There An Opportunity With CountPlus Limited's (ASX:CUP) 38% Undervaluation?

Mar 24

CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Will Pay A AU$0.013 Dividend In Four Days

Mar 13

Is CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 08

The Independent Non-Executive Chairman of CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP), Raymond Kellerman, Just Bought 11% More Shares

Feb 26

Did Business Growth Power CountPlus' (ASX:CUP) Share Price Gain of 112%?

Feb 19

Should CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Feb 09

Do Insiders Own Lots Of Shares In CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP)?

Jan 30

We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on CountPlus's (ASX:CUP) Statutory Earnings

Jan 20

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP)?

Jan 10

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving CountPlus Limited's (ASX:CUP) Stock Up Recently?

Jan 01

CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 22

The Returns At CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come

Dec 13

Trade Alert: The Independent Non-Executive Chairman Of CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP), Raymond Kellerman, Has Just Spent AU$69k Buying 5.7% More Shares

Dec 02

Shareholder Returns

	CUP	AU Professional Services	AU Market
7D	5.4%	1.9%	-2.0%
1Y	20.0%	21.9%	7.8%

Return vs Industry: CUP underperformed the Australian Professional Services industry which returned 21.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CUP exceeded the Australian Market which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CUP's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CUP volatility
CUP Average Weekly Movement	6.3%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	6.6%
Market Average Movement	8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: CUP has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: CUP's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1980	n/a	Hugh Humphrey	www.count.au

Count Limited provides accounting, business advisory, and financial planning services in Australia. It operates through Equity Partnerships, Wealth, and Services segments. The Equity Partnerships segment offers accounting, audit and assurance, taxation, financial planning, and business and corporate advisory services.

Count Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Count's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CUP fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$129.69m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$1.10m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$111.80m

117.5x

P/E Ratio

1.2x

P/S Ratio

Is CUP overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CUP income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$111.80m
Cost of Revenue	AU$82.47m
Gross Profit	AU$29.33m
Other Expenses	AU$28.23m
Earnings	AU$1.10m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.0066
Gross Margin	26.24%
Net Profit Margin	0.99%
Debt/Equity Ratio	39.5%

How did CUP perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.8%

Current Dividend Yield

435%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 18:52
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Count Limited is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Russell Wright	Barclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
John Hynd	Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking Ltd.

CUP Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Count Limited Competitors

ASX:KPG

AU$451.2m

ASX:AFL

AU$13.2m

ASX:IPH

AU$1.4b

ASX:EAX

AU$13.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Count Limited (ASX:CUP) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Count Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 12, 2024

Count's (ASX:CUP) Dividend Will Be A$0.0225

Final dividend of AU$0.022 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.009 (vs AU$0.046 in FY 2023)

Count Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 30, 2024

Recent updates

Count Limited (ASX:CUP) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Count Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 12, 2024

Count's (ASX:CUP) Dividend Will Be A$0.0225

Final dividend of AU$0.022 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.009 (vs AU$0.046 in FY 2023)

Count Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 30, 2024

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$52k worth of stock

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

Price target increased by 7.1% to AU$1.36

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$57k worth of stock

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Fortuna Perth Pty Ltd. agreed to acquire Bentleys (WA) Pty Ltd from Count Limited (ASX:CUP) for AUD 1.1 million.

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.006 (vs AU$0.001 loss in 1H 2023)

Count Limited (ASX:CUP) agreed to acquire 51% stake in Solutions Centric for an enterprise value of AUD 4.1 million.

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$99k worth of stock

Price target increased by 13% to AU$1.10

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.022 per share at 6.5% yield

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 11%

Count's (ASX:CUP) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Count Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 14, 2023

Count Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2023, Payable on 11 October 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investors Could Be Concerned With Count's (ASX:CUP) Returns On Capital

Count Limited Announces Executive Changes

Count Limited Appoints Tim Martin to the Board of the Company as A Non-Executive Director

CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) completed the acquisition of Affinia Financial Advisers Limited from TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited.

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$82k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.015 per share at 7.3% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 53%, revenue upgraded

CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.001 loss per share (vs AU$0.031 profit in 1H 2022)

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$68k worth of stock

Price target increased to AU$1.19

Should You Think About Buying CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Now?

Countplus Limited Announces Change to Company Secretariat

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.02 per share

CountPlus Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2022

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$108k worth of stock

CountPlus' (ASX:CUP) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.02

Price target increased to AU$1.33

CountPlus Limited Declares Fully Franked Final Dividend for Fiscal Year Ended 30 June 2022, Payable on 12 October 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Countplus Limited Appoint Hugh Humphrey to Board of Directors, Effective 1 July 2022

CountPlus' (ASX:CUP) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

CountPlus Limited Announces Appointment of Hugh Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer, Effective 1 July 2022

Price target decreased to AU$1.09

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$69k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.015 per share

Price target decreased to AU$1.24

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$75k worth of stock

CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) acquired Accurium Holdings Pty Ltd from Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) for $7.737 million.

CountPlus Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Feb 25, 2022

CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

CEO, MD & Director recently bought AU$61k worth of stock

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With CountPlus Limited's (ASX:CUP) CEO Compensation For Now

Why CountPlus Limited (ASX:CUP) Could Be Worth Watching

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.015 per share

CountPlus (ASX:CUP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.015