Secular Tailwind Temporarily Offset by Cyclical Headwinds for Seek
We expect Seek’s near- and medium-term challenges to center on navigating the impact of artificial intelligence on the job-matching process.
Seek Ltd SEK
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Seek is the largest online listing platform for employment in Australia and New Zealand and is protected by network effects.
Bears
The employment market is inherently highly fragmented, preventing Seek from consolidating the market meaningfully.
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- A$14.16
- Day Range
- A$13.85–14.51
- 52-Week Range
- A$10.86–26.19
- Bid/Ask
- A$13.98 / A$14.25
- Shares Outstanding
- 357.97M
- Market Cap
- A$5.09B
- Volume/Avg
- 2M / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 40.55
- Price/Sales
- 3.95
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 3.66%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 3.66%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Apr, Oct
- Total Yield
- 3.87%
Company Profile
Seek is a technology company operating in the employment segment. Seek’s primary business is an online marketplace for employment, www.seek.com.au, which is the largest of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. Seek also owns and operates employment listings platforms in Southeast Asia and owns a stake in an investment business in employment listings platforms and other employment-related businesses.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 1,128
- Website
- https://www.seek.com.au
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | SEK | REA | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 40.55 | 33.43 | 26.93 |
Price/Book Value | 2.39 | 11.84 | 3.60 |
Price/Sales | 3.95 | 11.26 | 7.89 |
Price/Cash Flow | 12.76 | 29.36 | 20.46 |
Price/Earnings
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REA
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Financial Strength
Metric | SEK | REA | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.53 | 1.60 | 1.33 |
Current Ratio | 0.68 | 2.17 | 1.40 |
Interest Coverage | −3.32 | 121.20 | 6.11 |
Quick Ratio
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REA
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Profitability
Metric | SEK | REA | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.56% | 22.38% | 8.38% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 8.29% | 33.27% | 14.30% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.27% | 31.16% | 10.19% |
Return on Assets
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REA
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