How to buy Absolute Software Corporation (ABST) stocks

Absolute Software Corporation is a software - application business based in Canada. Absolute Software Corporation shares (ABST) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

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Absolute Software Corporation stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): ABST)

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Information last updated 2023-08-28.

52-week range	C$0.00 - C$0.00
50-day moving average more info button	C$15.14
200-day moving average more info button	C$13.65
Wall St. target price	C$18.72
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	C$0.234 (1.54%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$-0.66

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Is Absolute Software Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Absolute Software Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Absolute Software Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Absolute Software Corporation's EBITDA

Absolute Software Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is C$6.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Absolute Software Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Absolute Software Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	C$222.1 million
Operating margin TTM	1.91%
Gross profit TTM	C$160.5 million
Return on assets TTM	0.49%
Return on equity TTM	-966.77%
Profit margin	-11.62%
Book value	C$-0.22
Market Capitalization more info button	C$808 million
EBITDA more info button	C$6.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Absolute Software Corporation stock dividends

We're not expecting Absolute Software Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Absolute Software Corporation's stocks ever split?

Absolute Software Corporation's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 January 2008 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Absolute Software Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Absolute Software Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted Absolute Software Corporation's stock price.

Absolute Software Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Absolute Software Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$0 up to C$0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while Absolute Software Corporation's is 0.3561. This would suggest that Absolute Software Corporation's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Absolute Software Corporation 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. 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. It operates in North America, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Latin America. Absolute Software Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. As of July 27, 2023, Absolute Software Corporation was taken private..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Absolute Software Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.103% of Absolute Software Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 71.046% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Absolute Software Corporation?
Absolute Software Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Absolute Software Corporation based?
Absolute Software Corporation's address is: Four Bentall Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7X 1K8 What is Absolute Software Corporation's ISIN number?
Absolute Software Corporation's international securities identification number is: CA00386B1094

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