Lifestyle Communities (CHIA:LIC) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

LIC Stock Overview

Lifestyle Communities Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides housing for its homeowners in community in Australia.

About the company

LIC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	5/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (19.1x) is below the Australian market (19.6x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 21.84% per year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 33.7%

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

High level of non-cash earnings

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Lifestyle Communities Limited Competitors

Peet

ASX:PPC

AU$559.5m

Cedar Woods Properties

ASX:CWP

AU$381.6m

Finbar Group

ASX:FRI

AU$219.1m

Sunland Group

ASX:SDG

AU$10.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lifestyle Communities
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$12.10
52 Week High	AU$19.23
52 Week Low	AU$11.47
Beta	1.16
1 Month Change	-19.23%
3 Month Change	-32.55%
1 Year Change	-27.98%
3 Year Change	-13.04%
5 Year Change	110.43%
Change since IPO	717.57%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LIC	AU Real Estate	AU Market
7D	4.1%	3.9%	0.7%
1Y	-28.0%	-9.6%	6.3%

Return vs Industry: LIC underperformed the Australian Real Estate industry which returned -9.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LIC underperformed the Australian Market which returned 6.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LIC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LIC volatility
LIC Average Weekly Movement	6.6%
Real Estate Industry Average Movement	4.7%
Market Average Movement	9.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.5%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.5%

Stable Share Price: LIC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: LIC's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1997	160	James Kelly	www.lifestylecommunities.com.au

Lifestyle Communities Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides housing for its homeowners in community in Australia. The company operates communities, including 21 in operation and 9 in planning or development. It serves working, semi-retired, and retired people.

Lifestyle Communities Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Lifestyle Communities's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LIC fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$1.48b
Earnings (TTM)	AU$77.43m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$239.11m

19.1x

P/E Ratio

6.2x

P/S Ratio

Is LIC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LIC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$239.11m
Cost of Revenue	AU$188.85m
Gross Profit	AU$50.26m
Other Expenses	-AU$27.17m
Earnings	AU$77.43m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.64
Gross Margin	21.02%
Net Profit Margin	32.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio	91.6%

How did LIC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.9%

Current Dividend Yield

15%

Payout Ratio

LIC Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lifestyle Communities Limited Competitors

ASX:PPC

AU$559.5m

ASX:CWP

AU$381.6m

ASX:FRI

AU$219.1m

ASX:SDG

AU$10.0m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.055 per share

First half dividend of AU$0.055 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.20 (vs AU$0.24 in 1H 2023)

Lifestyle Communities Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 275.118768 million.

Recent updates

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.055 per share

First half dividend of AU$0.055 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.20 (vs AU$0.24 in 1H 2023)

Lifestyle Communities Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 275.118768 million.

New major risk - Earnings quality

Lifestyle Communities Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 275.118768 million.

Lifestyle Communities Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 21, 2024

Lifestyle Communities Announces Retirement of the Hon. Nicola Roxon as Non-Executive Director, Effective 31 December 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.06 per share at 0.7% yield

Lifestyle Communities Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 14, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.78 (vs AU$0.85 in FY 2022)

Lifestyle Communities Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 16, 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.055 per share at 0.6% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.24 (vs AU$0.26 in 1H 2022)

Lifestyle Communities Limited Announces Estimated Ordinary Dividend for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 December 2022, Payable on 05 April 2023

Lifestyle Communities Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.06 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.85 (vs AU$0.87 in FY 2021)

Lifestyle Communities Limited Announces Fully Franked Final Dividend, Payable on 6 October 2022

Lifestyle Communities Limited Provides Earnings Forecast for the Year 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Lifestyle Communities Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Lifestyle Communities Ltd Appoints Claire Hatton as A Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 May 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.045 per share

Non Executive Director recently bought AU$96k worth of stock

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Lifestyle Communities Limited Declares Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on April 6, 2022

Joint Company Secretary Melissa Norris has left the company

Founder recently sold AU$43m worth of stock

Non-Executive Director Georgina Williams has left the company

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.05 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.87 (vs AU$0.41 in FY 2020)

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.03 Per Share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.14 in 1H 2020)

Revenue misses expectations

Lifestyle Communities Limited to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Feb 15, 2021

New 90-day high: AU$12.85

New 90-day high: AU$12.66

New 90-day high: AU$11.61

New 90-day high: AU$11.01

New 90-day high: AU$10.29

New 90-day high: AU$10.17

New 90-day high: AU$9.92

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.025 Per Share

Founder recently sold AU$13.0m worth of stock

Earnings released

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Lifestyle Communities Limited Fundamentals Summary

19.1x

6.2x

Earnings & Revenue

Dividends