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M&A activity explodes in 2021!
Andreas Lundberg
December 15, 2021
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article highlighting the steep uptick in M&A activity in 2018 involving companies in Australia with 109 announced transactions with a total transaction value of $92 billion when applying a cut-off of $100 million in transaction value. As our financially aware readers are probably aware, there has been significant M&A activity in the Australian market over the last year and as we approach the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to see how 2021 compares to previous years. continue…
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EML Payments – regulatory concerns appear to be easing
Dominic Rose
December 10, 2021
Regulatory uncertainty has been a material overhang for EML Payments’ (ASX:EML) share price since back in mid-May 2021 when the FinTech first informed the market that the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) had raised significant regulatory concerns relating to the recently acquired Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) business’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML & CTF) risk and controls. continue…
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Has the BNPL bubble finally burst?
Roger Montgomery
December 8, 2021
If you’re a long-term holder of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) stocks, right now, we are witnessing the decline of this over-inflated sector. It highlights, yet again, the importance of focusing on quality businesses, rather than chasing the latest fad stocks. continue…
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Why Megaport is one of the biggest holdings in the Montgomery Small Companies Fund
David Buckland
December 7, 2021
In this week’s video insight David interviews portfolio manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund Gary Rollo to discuss Megaport (ASX:MP1). Megaport has a market capitalisation of around 3.4 billion and the share price has increased 33 per cent in the past 6 months. Gary discusses the businesses’ competitive advantage and why we believe business growth will accelerate over the next couple of years. continue…
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Non-banks capitalise on the big banks’ flight to quality
Stuart Jackson
December 3, 2021
When it comes to home lending, most of the attention is put on the big four banks. But what about the non-bank lenders like Liberty Financial, Resimac, Pepper Money and AFG? It seems they are faring pretty well, and picking up new customers as the majors re-set their focus on the highest quality borrowers. continue…
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Why we invest in both petrol stations and the EV revolution
Roger Montgomery
December 1, 2021
Despite the world speeding along on the road to electrification, we think the humble petrol station will still be needed for some years to come, particularly here in Australia. Which is why the Montgomery Small Companies Fund has invested in both Waypoint REIT (ASX:WPR), and mining companies producing the lithium that goes into electric vehicles batteries. continue…
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Why we’ve invested in Integral Diagnostics
Andreas Lundberg
November 26, 2021
The Montgomery Fund recently invested in Integral Diagnostics (ASX:IDX), which provides medical imaging services at 67 radiology clinics across Australia and New Zealand. Our investment in IDX gives us exposure to an expanding business in the fast-growing digital imaging industry. The IDX share price has grown four-fold over the past five years, and we’re confident there’s more growth to come. continue…
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Why the Lovisa share price has more than quadrupled since late March 2020
David Buckland
November 25, 2021
Brett Blundy certainly has a knack when it comes to backing retail concepts and Lovisa Holdings Limited (ASX: LOV) – a leading specialist fast fashion jewellery retailer – has grown to 570 stores across 20 countries in the 11 years since its launch. continue…
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Will Aussie banks rebound from here?
Stuart Jackson
November 24, 2021
In recent weeks, the share prices of Australian banks have been heading south. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and Westpac (ASX:WBC) have been hit particularly hard, on the back of material falls in their net interest margins. Will margins start to expand soon as the interest rate on fixed rate loans starts to climb again? continue…
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ASX Listed Small Companies – discerning the wheat from the chaff
David Buckland
November 18, 2021
The Montgomery Small Companies Fund has delivered excellent returns since its inception on 20 September 2019, with an average 14 per cent annualised out-performance, after expenses, over its ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index benchmark. Going through the portfolio on a regular basis with Portfolio Managers Gary Rollo and Dominic Rose I am always impressed in the way they treat individual companies which are currently loss-making. continue…
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