Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc (IAF)Financial Services | Asset Management | Sydney, Australia | NYSE American
13.26 USD
+0.22
(1.687%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT
The stock has shown a relatively stable price movement over the last 14 days, with a slight upward trend, but the overall momentum is weak. The current price is near the 52-week low, and the stock has a high dividend yield of 11.35%, which suggests potential for income generation. However, the payout ratio is over 100%, indicating that the company may be distributing more than it earns, which could be a red flag for sustainability. The negative earnings growth and revenue growth, along with a high debt-to-equity ratio, suggest financial stress. The forecasting model indicates a slight downward trend in the short term, which may not be favorable for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the fundamentals appear weak, and the stock may not be a good buy-and-hold opportunity. Dividend investors may find the yield attractive, but the payout ratio and sustainability of dividends should be closely monitored. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.052659 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.052861 |
| AutoTheta | 0.053001 |
| AutoETS | 0.053010 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.51 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.144 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.26 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.979 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.453 |
| Market Cap | 127,062,272 |
| Trailing P/E | 9.14 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Profit Margins | 313.80% |
| Website | https://www.aberdeeniaf.com |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.57% | 11.50% | 13.25% | 14.35% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | 0.360 | 2.565930 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.380 | 3.128916 |
| 2025-08-22 | 0.360 | 2.735372 |
| 2025-05-22 | 0.360 | 3.071686 |
| 2025-02-21 | 0.360 | 3.143996 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.390 | 3.314324 |
| 2024-08-23 | 0.360 | 3.141569 |
| 2024-05-22 | 0.360 | 3.409053 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.360 | 3.675238 |
| 2023-11-21 | 0.330 | 3.581244 |
| 2023-08-23 | 0.360 | 3.877027 |
| 2023-05-18 | 0.390 | 4.105987 |
| 2023-02-17 | 0.390 | 3.766205 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0.360 | 3.845745 |
| 2022-08-23 | 0.390 | 3.909357 |
| 2022-05-19 | 0.450 | 4.072633 |
| 2022-02-18 | 0.450 | 4.138127 |
| 2021-11-18 | 0.480 | 4.187793 |
| 2021-08-19 | 0.480 | 4.108729 |
| 2021-05-20 | 0.450 | 3.955972 |
| 2021-02-18 | 0.450 | 4.717771 |
| 2020-11-19 | 0.390 | 4.480039 |
| 2020-08-20 | 0.360 | 4.601358 |
| 2020-05-20 | 0.360 | 5.457055 |
| 2020-03-19 | 0.420 | 8.108717 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.420 | 5.178377 |
| 2019-09-20 | 0.420 | 5.526726 |
| 2019-06-20 | 0.420 | 5.463171 |
| 2019-03-20 | 0.450 | 6.086923 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.450 | 7.011159 |
| 2018-09-21 | 0.480 | 6.201187 |
| 2018-06-20 | 0.480 | 6.149079 |
| 2018-03-16 | 0.480 | 6.190389 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.480 | 6.228884 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.480 | 6.550641 |
| 2017-06-16 | 0.480 | 6.827572 |
| 2017-03-16 | 0.480 | 7.089323 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.480 | 8.014086 |
| 2016-09-19 | 0.480 | 8.189906 |
| 2016-06-16 | 0.480 | 8.522707 |
| 2016-03-16 | 0.510 | 9.337874 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.540 | 10.240156 |
| 2015-09-17 | 0.570 | 11.055158 |
| 2015-06-18 | 0.600 | 10.013038 |
| 2015-03-19 | 0.630 | 9.862432 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.660 | 11.155642 |
| 2014-09-18 | 0.660 | 9.536482 |
| 2014-06-19 | 0.660 | 9.021821 |
| 2014-03-20 | 0.690 | 10.053507 |
| 2013-11-14 | 0.750 | 9.544797 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.750 | 9.428739 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.780 | 11.188794 |
| 2013-03-26 | 0.750 | 9.277407 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.750 | 10.359988 |
| 2012-09-26 | 1.251 | 18.046649 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.780 | 12.179975 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.840 | 12.449779 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.870 | 15.398790 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.870 | 14.609911 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.870 | 12.293768 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.840 | 11.977836 |
| 2010-12-28 | 0.840 | 12.512441 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.810 | 12.526450 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.810 | 15.192610 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.750 | 11.750432 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.660 | 10.545786 |
| 2009-09-28 | 0.600 | 10.019077 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.690 | 14.907874 |
| 2009-03-27 | 0.840 | 24.658143 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.990 | 31.053572 |
| 2008-09-26 | 1.200 | 22.731608 |
| 2008-06-26 | 1.230 | 18.448813 |
| 2008-03-27 | 1.230 | 19.264662 |
| 2007-12-27 | 1.860 | 26.261664 |
| 2007-09-26 | 1.080 | 15.836791 |
| 2007-06-27 | 1.020 | 15.915027 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.990 | 17.849647 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.480 | 9.348400 |
| 2006-11-30 | 0.960 | 18.257161 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.960 | 20.552248 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.930 | 21.174102 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.900 | 19.502712 |
| 2005-12-28 | 1.350 | 30.648955 |
| 2005-09-28 | 0.840 | 20.050557 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.780 | 20.246623 |
| 2005-03-29 | 0.780 | 21.784038 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.750 | 21.522970 |
| 2004-09-28 | 0.720 | 26.542098 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.690 | 27.898071 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.660 | 25.554803 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.270 | 10.883489 |
| 2003-09-26 | 0.075 | 3.644756 |
| 2003-06-26 | 0.075 | 3.886750 |
| 2003-03-27 | 0.075 | 4.601828 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.285 | 18.314582 |
| 2002-09-26 | 0.180 | 12.372338 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.075 | 4.653750 |
| 2002-03-26 | 0.075 | 4.894059 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.444 | 31.672212 |
| 2001-09-26 | 0.459 | 37.001327 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.489 | 32.757130 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.510 | 39.783894 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.570 | 42.155991 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.570 | 43.091162 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.600 | 42.381280 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.630 | 42.238670 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.633 | 40.850392 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.618 | 39.996878 |
| 1999-06-28 | 0.600 | 39.567033 |
| 1999-03-29 | 0.600 | 42.628012 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.600 | 51.479086 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.615 | 56.663255 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.660 | 58.720744 |
| 1998-03-27 | 0.684 | 52.874903 |
| 1997-12-29 | 0.699 | 61.771704 |
| 1997-06-26 | 0.270 | 19.952646 |
| 1996-12-27 | 0.795 | 59.355630 |
| 1996-06-26 | 0.345 | 25.277900 |
| 1995-12-27 | 1.032 | 84.686424 |
| 1995-06-28 | 0.330 | 29.575277 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.225 | 18.942708 |
| 1994-06-24 | 0.360 | 24.733179 |
| 1993-12-27 | 0.279 | 18.511032 |
| 1993-06-24 | 0.240 | 19.103230 |
| 1992-12-24 | 0.279 | 27.172120 |
| 1992-06-24 | 0.390 | 31.696516 |
| 1991-12-23 | 0.465 | 40.521022 |
| 1991-06-24 | 0.645 | 61.606132 |
| 1990-12-24 | 0.630 | 69.159733 |
| 1990-06-25 | 0.930 | 90.969238 |
| 1989-12-22 | 0.915 | 98.787506 |
| 1989-06-27 | 0.465 | 50.442521 |
| 1988-12-22 | 0.216 | 23.525132 |
| 1988-06-28 | 0.210 | 21.746244 |
| 1987-12-16 | 3.000 | 391.457378 |
| 1987-05-26 | 0.300 | 25.363852 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0866667 |
| Address1 | 255 George Street |
| All Time High | 56.97 |
| All Time Low | 8.97 |
| Ask | 13.34 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 44,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 40,401 |
| Average Volume | 40,401 |
| Average Volume10Days | 44,370 |
| Beta | 1.143 |
| Bid | 13.25 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 14.981 |
| City | Sydney |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,419,984,000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.26 |
| Current Ratio | 0.059 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 13.4099 |
| Day Low | 13.26 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.979 |
| Display Name | Abrdn Australia Equity Fund |
| Dividend Date | 1,547,078,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.46 |
| Dividend Yield | 11.2 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.172 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.14 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,752,264,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,751,918,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 30.981 |
| Enterprise Value | 131,727,136 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.45 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.1224 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.13759995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.010485882 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 8.66667 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.2799997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08803299 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12755102 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.76 - 14.54 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 503,591,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 11.26 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 4,251,912 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29331 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,582,373 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.36 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,761,177,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:3 |
| Long Business Summary | Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited. The fund is managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Australia. The fund makes its investments in firms operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach with focus on factors like growth prospects, competitive positions in domestic and export markets, technology, research and development, productivity, labor and raw material costs, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, quality of management, and government regulation to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index. It also uses proprietary research to create its portfolio. The Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc. was previously known as The First Australia Fund, Inc. Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc was formed in September 30, 1985 and is domiciled in the United States. |
| Long Name | Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 127,062,272 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6185789 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,761,868,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 13,342,300 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 124,954,143 |
| Open | 13.17 |
| Operating Margins | 0.43546 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.0138 |
| Previous Close | 13.04 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.88512117 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 29.88356 |
| Profit Margins | 3.1379502 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.055 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.22000027 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.6871186 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.4099 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.26 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.26 - 13.4099 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.17 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,444,308 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,477 |
| Return On Assets | 0.008640001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09633 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.071 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.453 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,582,373 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 1,173 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,769,731,200 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 20,286 |
| Short Name | 61,617 |
| Short Ratio | 0.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NSW |
| Symbol | IAF |
| Total Cash | 562,349 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.06 |
| Total Debt | 9,819,749 |
| Total Revenue | 4,251,912 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.46 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.11196319 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.45 |
| Trailing P E | 9.144828 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.35095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.09095001 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0068122502 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 10,477 |
| Website | https://www.aberdeeniaf.com |
| Zip | 2,000 |