| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
AFI Stock Overview
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited is a publicly owned investment manager.
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | AU$8.85 |
| 52 Week High | AU$8.92 |
| 52 Week Low | AU$7.02 |
| Beta | 0.52 |
| 1 Month Change | 7.14% |
| 3 Month Change | 8.46% |
| 1 Year Change | 17.69% |
| 3 Year Change | 42.28% |
| 5 Year Change | 51.02% |
| Change since IPO | 430.12% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| AFI | AU Capital Markets | AU Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 3.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10.3% |
Return vs Industry: AFI underperformed the Australian Capital Markets industry which returned 24.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AFI exceeded the Australian Market which returned 10.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AFI volatility | |
|---|---|
| AFI Average Weekly Movement | 1.5% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 4.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AU Market | 15.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AU Market | 3.6% |
Stable Share Price: AFI is less volatile than 75% of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AFI's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | n/a | Robert Freeman | https://www.afi.com.au |
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of Australia and New Zealand. It invests in value stocks of companies.
Australian Foundation Investment Fundamentals Summary
| AFI fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | AU$10.85b |
| Earnings (TTM) | AU$234.65m |
| Revenue (TTM) | AU$262.82m |
46.2x
P/E Ratio41.3x
P/S RatioIs AFI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AFI income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$262.82m |
| Cost of Revenue | AU$0 |
| Gross Profit | AU$262.82m |
| Expenses | AU$28.17m |
| Earnings | AU$234.65m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
Jan 24, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.19 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 89.28% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.0% |
How did AFI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.7%
Current Dividend Yield124%
Payout RatioValuation
Is Australian Foundation Investment undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
46.24x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: AFI (A$8.85) is trading above our estimate of fair value (A$2.46)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AFI is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AFI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (46.2x) compared to the Australian Capital Markets industry average (15.5x).
PE vs Market: AFI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (46.2x) compared to the Australian market (19.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AFI's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AFI's PB Ratio (1.4x) is in line with the AU Capital Markets industry average.
Future Growth
How is Australian Foundation Investment forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
8.0%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Australian Foundation Investment has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Australian Foundation Investment performed over the past 5 years?
-1.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AFI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AFI's current net profit margins (89.3%) are lower than last year (90.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AFI's earnings have declined by 1.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AFI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: AFI had negative earnings growth (-2.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (25.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AFI's Return on Equity (3.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Australian Foundation Investment's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AFI's short term assets (A$141.9M) exceed its short term liabilities (A$18.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: AFI's short term assets (A$141.9M) do not cover its long term liabilities (A$1.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AFI is debt free.
Reducing Debt: AFI has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 3.5%.
Debt Coverage: AFI has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: AFI has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Australian Foundation Investment current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.71%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: AFI's dividend (2.71%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.18%).
High Dividend: AFI's dividend (2.71%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.39%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: AFI's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AFI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its high payout ratio (124.5%), AFI's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Robert Freeman
4yrs
Tenure
AU$1,456,122
Compensation
Mr. Robert Mark Freeman, BE, MBA, Grad Dip App Fin (Sec Inst), AMP (INSEAD), serves as Managing Director of Djerriwarrh Investments Limited, AMCIL Limited and Mirrabooka Investments Limited. Mr. Freeman se...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD1.05M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.36M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: AFI's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: AFI's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited
- Ticker: AFI
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 1928
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Implied Market Cap: AU$10.850b
- Shares outstanding: 1.23b
- Website: https://www.afi.com.au
Location
- Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited
- 101 Collins Street
- Level 21
- Melbourne
- Victoria
- 3000
- Australia
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/17 16:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
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.