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Is Qantas a buy at the current price?
Tim Kelley
May 12, 2020
Among the more obvious victims of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the world’s airlines. In Australia, Virgin Airlines in April became one of the first large businesses to enter administration, and Qantas (ASX:QAN) has scaled back its operations to a tiny fraction of normal capacity and loses money every week while this continues. continue…
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Why it’s so hard to be an investor right now
Roger Montgomery
May 11, 2020
Most companies are finding it nearly impossible to accurately assess the long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their business. Consequently, market analysts are having an equally tough time, and their opinions can be alarmingly divergent. Recent analyst commentary on consumer goods retailer, JB Hi-Fi, is a case in point. continue…
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Earnings announcements provide some fuel for the optimists
Andreas Lundberg
May 11, 2020
Right now, we’re seeing a tug-o-war between investors who think the worst is behind us and those who feel there is more coronavirus induced pain to come. A look at recent corporate earnings announcements gives a slightly clearer picture of the road ahead. continue…
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Bull or bear case for equities, here are some quality companies
Roger Montgomery
May 2, 2020
Whether you’re currently on the bear case or the bull case for global and Australian equities, we think investors need to be using this once-in-a-decade sell off to reset portfolios towards quality businesses, like some of the ones we discuss below.
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Australian dividends forecast to be cut the most in the world
Andreas Lundberg
May 1, 2020
It should come as no secret that Australian companies are paying very high dividends in comparison to international companies. Compared to other major stock exchanges in the world, it is only the London Stock Exchange that has a higher dividend payout ratio – the portion of a company’s earnings that is paid out in dividend rather than retained in the company. continue…
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After raising capital, is Flight Centre now a good investment?
Joseph Kim
April 27, 2020
When governments around the world shut down travel in order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) suddenly found itself on its knees. Its share price plummeted, from $40 to around $9. Now, post a capital raising, the business can breathe easy for a while. But is it a good investment? continue…
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Why the big banks are underperforming the market
Stuart Jackson
April 23, 2020
If you’re holding shares in an Australian bank – particularly National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB), Westpac (ASX:WBC) or Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) – then you’re likely feeling less wealthy than you were back before Coronavirus was a household word. In just two months, the market has priced in the impact of loan losses by the banks and the potential need for dilutive equity raisings. And the worst may not be over. continue…
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Four mining services companies where we see value
Dominic Rose
April 23, 2020
Investing in small cap mining services firms is not for the faint hearted given their exposure to the commodities cycle. But with the sector down around 40 per cent year to date (vs Small Ords down 23 per cent), and most major miners continuing to produce, we see value as attractive for the risk. There are four companies we particularly like.
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Why Flight Centre needed to raise capital – and fast
Joseph Kim
April 20, 2020
With the Australian share market rallying strongly in April off the 25 March low, there has been a spate of capital raisings by cash-strapped companies looking to reduce debt and/or ‘pay the bills’. One of those is travel retailer, Flight Centre (ASX:FLT). In this 2-part blog, I outline our assessment of the business in the face of COVID-19 risks and the likelihood of negative earnings for the foreseeable future. continue…
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Has NEXTDC caused some stormy weather in shortville?
Gary Rollo
April 15, 2020
Short selling is a consistent feature of the equity market and much was written earlier this year about Tesla’s equity journey with its short sellers. But what about the short selling story at NEXTDC (ASX:NXT), one of Australia’s most shorted stocks? Did shorting NXT pay off? continue…
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