Corporate Travel Management (CTD) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What CTD does

Corporate Travel Management (CTD) is a travel management solutions company that handles the procurement and delivery of travel services across Australia and New Zealand, North America, Asia, and Europe. Its services include corporate travel management, strategic account management, and small business solutions, as well as meetings and event travel, resources travel, sports travel, leisure travel, loyalty travel, wholesale travel, and accommodation agency services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. CTD operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector under the Travel Services industry and is listed on the ASX.

Key numbers explained

• 2.42 AUD is the current share price, representing the cost to buy one unit of ownership in the company at this moment.
• -0.41% is the price change today, showing the percentage movement relative to the previous close.
• 354.11M AUD is the market capitalisation, calculated by multiplying the share price by the total number of shares outstanding and reflecting the market's overall valuation of the company.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 18.6 divides the current share price by the last 12 months' earnings per share, indicating how much investors pay per dollar of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 10.7 uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, offering a view of valuation based on analyst estimates.
• 0.13 AUD is the trailing 12-month earnings per share, showing the portion of the company's profit allocated to each outstanding share.
• The dividend yield is 0%, meaning the company currently pays no cash dividend to shareholders.
• 0.61 is the beta, a measure of the stock's volatility relative to the overall market; a value below 1 suggests lower sensitivity to market swings.
• 1.97 – 16.07 are the lowest and highest prices in the last 52 weeks, showing the range the share has traded within over the past year.
• -84.9% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, indicating the percentage decline from the price one year ago to the current price.
• 665.87M AUD is the trailing 12-month revenue, representing the total income from the company's operations over the past year.
• 3.5% is the year-over-year revenue growth, showing the percentage increase in sales compared to the prior year.
• 2.7% is the profit margin, calculated as net income divided by revenue, reflecting how much of each revenue dollar remains as profit after all expenses.
• 4.6% is the operating margin, showing the percentage of revenue left after covering operating expenses but before interest and taxes.
• 3.3% is the return on equity, measuring how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• 5.8% is the debt-to-equity ratio, expressing the proportion of debt used relative to shareholders' equity to finance the company's assets.
• 0.6 is the price-to-book ratio, comparing the market value of the share to the book value of the company's net assets.

What to watch

CTD's performance is influenced by factors common to the travel services industry, such as consumer spending trends, business travel demand, and global economic conditions. Because the company operates across multiple regions, currency fluctuations and geopolitical developments can affect its results. Investors often compare CTD with peers like Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) when evaluating the travel services sector. The company's relatively low beta of 0.61 suggests it may be less volatile than the broader market, which can be relevant for risk-conscious portfolios. As a component of the ASX 200, CTD's movements can be influenced by broader index trends and Australian market sentiment.