How to buy Enghouse Systems (ENGH) stocks

Enghouse Systems is a software - application business based in Canada. Enghouse Systems shares (ENGH) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$27.44 – an increase of 0.29% over the previous week. Enghouse Systems employs 1,882 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$499.9 million.

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Enghouse Systems stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): ENGH)

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Enghouse Systems stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	C$27.44
52-week range	C$26.53 - C$37.23
50-day moving average more info button	C$30.26
200-day moving average more info button	C$30.46
Wall St. target price	C$33.00
PE ratio more info button	18.5102
Dividend yield more info button	C$0 (3.31%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$1.47

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Enghouse Systems price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$27.18 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-0.66%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-6.82%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-15.43%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-8.58%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-22.76%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-19.31%
3 years (2021-12-21)	42.9411
5 years (2019-12-20)	45.3632

Is Enghouse Systems stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Enghouse Systems's P/E ratio

Enghouse Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Enghouse Systems shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

Enghouse Systems's EBITDA

Enghouse Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is C$114.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Enghouse Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Enghouse Systems financials

Revenue TTM	C$499.9 million
Operating margin TTM	19.83%
Gross profit TTM	C$297.5 million
Return on assets TTM	7.51%
Return on equity TTM	15.04%
Profit margin	16.76%
Book value	C$10.56
Market Capitalization more info button	C$1.5 billion
EBITDA more info button	C$114.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Enghouse Systems stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 67.91% of net profits

Recently Enghouse Systems has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Enghouse Systems shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Enghouse Systems's case, that would currently equate to about C$0 per share.

Enghouse Systems's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Enghouse Systems's most recent dividend payout was on 28 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 14 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Enghouse Systems's stocks ever split?

Enghouse Systems's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 27 January 2019 . 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 Enghouse Systems stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Enghouse Systems stocks, which in turn could have impacted Enghouse Systems's stock price.

Enghouse Systems stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Enghouse Systems's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$26.5285 up to C$37.2295. 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 Enghouse Systems's is 0.679. This would suggest that Enghouse Systems's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Enghouse Systems overview

Enghouse Systems Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops enterprise software solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Interactive Management Group and Asset Management Group. The Interactive Management Group segment provides customer interaction software and services to facilitate remote work, enhance customer service, increase efficiency, and manage customer communications across various types of interactions, including voice, email, web chats, text, and video. Its technologies include contact center, video collaboration, video health monitoring, video room systems, interactive voice response, artificial intelligence, outbound dialers, attendant console, agent performance optimization, customer survey, business intelligence and analytics that may be deployed in private cloud, multi-tenant cloud or on-premise environments. This segment serves financial services, media businesses, telecoms, business process service providers, as well as technology and health care companies. The Asset Management Group segment offers a portfolio of software and services to cable operators, network telecommunication providers, media, transit, defense, and public safety companies. This segment's products include network infrastructure, operations support systems, and business support systems, as well as video and cloud TV solutions.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Enghouse Systems is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 21.947% of Enghouse Systems stocks are held by insiders and 39.441% by institutions. How many people work for Enghouse Systems?
Latest data suggests 1,882 work at Enghouse Systems. When does the fiscal year end for Enghouse Systems?
Enghouse Systems's fiscal year ends in October. Where is Enghouse Systems based?
Enghouse Systems's address is: 80 Tiverton Court, Markham, ON, Canada, L3R 0G4 What is Enghouse Systems's ISIN number?
Enghouse Systems's international securities identification number is: CA2929491041

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