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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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Bank investors – your dividends could soon be put on ice
Stuart Jackson
April 9, 2020
Each day the coronavirus pandemic sets another domino to fall. The latest could be bank dividends. It’s now very likely that our banks will cut – or even postpone – their dividends this year. If they do, it will be a major blow to many retail investors and retirees. continue…
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Beware wealth destroying capital raisings
Roger Montgomery
April 9, 2020
The stock market sell off validated an internal decision to abstain from the bubble in the months leading up to January 2020, but it wasn’t the only forecast that came to pass. We also discussed at length the likely prevalence of deeply-discounted capital raisings by companies needing to shore up balance sheets, to weather the COVID-19 lockdowns or simply be rescued from insolvency. continue…
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Is NSR cheap at its current price?
Roger Montgomery
April 6, 2020
COVID-19 has thrown the investing rule book out the window for now. Having patiently held cash for two years amid an unwillingness to participate in the unbridled enthusiasm that saw shares trade at record multiples despite declining prospects, we are now finding once-in-a-decade opportunities. continue…
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Your questions: Markets and Macroeconomics
Roger Montgomery
March 31, 2020
We recently ran a webinar explaining how we had positioned our domestic funds as markets were peaking in February and ahead of the Coronavirus pandemic. Attendees were shown our testing data analysis, as well as our suggested framework for navigating the market meltdown. At the conclusion of the webinar, we invited attendees to submit their questions only some of which we were able to answer in the time allotted to us. continue…
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