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Absolute Software (ABST) Stock Overview
Absolute Software Corporation develops, markets, and provides software services that support the management and security of computing devices, applications, data, and networks for various organizations. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$15.14 |
| 52 Week High | CA$17.20 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$10.07 |
| Beta | 0.36 |
| 1 Month Change | 1.34% |
| 3 Month Change | 43.24% |
| 1 Year Change | 30.07% |
| 3 Year Change | -2.13% |
| 5 Year Change | 104.59% |
| Change since IPO | 465.98% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| ABST | CA Software | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.3% | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 1Y | 30.1% | -41.3% | 31.1% |
Return vs Industry: ABST underperformed the Canadian Software industry which returned 39.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ABST exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 20.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ABST volatility | |
|---|---|
| ABST Average Weekly Movement | 9.8% |
| Software Industry Average Movement | 10.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 10.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 18.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 4.0% |
Stable Share Price: ABST has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: ABST's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | n/a | Christy Wyatt | www.absolute.com |
Absolute Software Corporation develops, markets, and provides software services that support the management and security of computing devices, applications, data, and networks for various organizations. The company’s Absolute platform offer Absolute Visibility that provides information on device hardware, software, and location; Absolute Control that provide remediation capabilities, such as the ability to remotely freeze devices and delete data; Absolute Resilience, which offer remote scripting, self-healing for critical apps, investigation and recovery services, and sensitive data identification; Absolute Ransomware Response that enables organizations to assess their ransomware preparedness for endpoints, monitors their endpoint cyber hygiene across the entire device fleet and allows for an expedited endpoint recovery; Absolute VPN an enterprise solution; Absolute ZTNA that protects networks and employees with real time risk analysis; and Absolute Insights for Network provides real-time data about device, application, and network performance in a single pane of glass. The company markets its solutions through device original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and value added resellers, as well as directly to healthcare organizations, educational institutions, governmental agencies, and individual consumers.
Absolute Software Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| ABST fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$803.32m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -CA$34.05m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$293.16m |
Is ABST overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ABST income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$222.06m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$40.86m |
| Gross Profit | US$181.20m |
| Other Expenses | US$206.99m |
| Earnings | -US$25.79m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2023
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.49 |
| Gross Margin | 81.60% |
| Net Profit Margin | -11.62% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | -2,194.2% |
How did ABST perform over the long term?
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2023/07/27 21:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2023/07/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2023/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2022/06/30 |
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 * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Absolute Software Corporation is covered by 15 analysts. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Tse | ATB Cormark Historical (Cormark Securities) |
| Thanos Moschopoulos | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Thomas Walkley | Canaccord Genuity |