Executive Summary
Straker Translations Limited engages in the provision of translation services in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.
Share Price & News
How has Straker Translations's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: STG is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: STG's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
1.7%
STG
-2.5%
AU Interactive Media and Services
-0.7%
AU Market
1 Year Return
133.8%
STG
61.6%
AU Interactive Media and Services
35.4%
AU Market
Return vs Industry: STG exceeded the Australian Interactive Media and Services industry which returned 61.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: STG exceeded the Australian Market which returned 35.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| STG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 1.7% | -2.5% | -0.7% |
| 30 Day | 5.9% | -2.9% | 0.8% |
| 90 Day | 1.4% | -4.7% | 2.5% |
| 1 Year | 133.8%133.8% | 63.3%61.6% | 39.6%35.4% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 61.6%54.2% | 30.2%14.8% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 134.9%114.7% | 61.7%31.7% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Straker Translations's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Straker Translations (ASX:STG) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 124% Share Price Gain1 month ago | Simply Wall St
When Can We Expect A Profit From Straker Translations Limited (ASX:STG)?Valuation
Is Straker Translations undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
4.79x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STG's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STG's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: STG is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian Interactive Media and Services industry average.
PE vs Market: STG is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate STG's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: STG is good value based on its PB Ratio (4.8x) compared to the AU Interactive Media and Services industry average (8x).
Future Growth
How is Straker Translations forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
95.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: STG is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: STG is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: STG's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: STG's revenue (35.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Australian market (4.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: STG's revenue (35.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: STG's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (7.6%).
Past Performance
How has Straker Translations performed over the past 5 years?
-26.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: STG is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: STG is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STG is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 26.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare STG's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: STG is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Interactive Media and Services industry (2.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: STG has a negative Return on Equity (-22.37%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Straker Translations's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STG's short term assets (NZ$14.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (NZ$5.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: STG's short term assets (NZ$14.6M) exceed its long term liabilities (NZ$1.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STG is debt free.
Reducing Debt: STG has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: STG has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: STG has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 6% each year
Dividend
What is Straker Translations's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate STG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate STG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STG's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of STG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Australian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
8.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Grant Straker
no data
Tenure
NZ$365,000
Compensation
Mr. Grant Straker co-founded Straker Translations Limited in 1999 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director and was appointed to the board on December 21, 1999. He has wide-ranging experi...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Grant's total compensation ($USD261.76K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD289.57K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Grant's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: STG's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: STG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: STG insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 2.3%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Straker Translations Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Straker Translations Limited
- Ticker: STG
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Interactive Media and Services
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: AU$97.531m
- Shares outstanding: 54.33m
- Website: https://www.strakertranslations.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Straker Translations Limited
- 49 Parkway Drive
- Level 2
- Auckland
- 632
- New Zealand
Listings
Biography
Straker Translations Limited engages in the provision of translation services in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The company operates RAY, a cloud-based translation platfo...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/13 08:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/03/31 |
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.