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Is margin pressure an ongoing issue for the health insurance industry?
Stuart Jackson
May 29, 2019
The market has viewed the private health insurers as one of the biggest winners from this month’s Federal Election. This is due to the market having factored in the likely impact of Labor’s stated policy of limiting average policy premium increases to 2 per cent on 1 April 2020 and 2021. With this risk having been removed from the outlook, the share prices of Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) and NIB (ASX:NHF) have increased around 14 per cent since the election. continue…
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What ‘appens next to the APX share price
Roger Montgomery
May 28, 2019
Appen (ASX:APX) is one of Australia’s high-flying tech stocks – which collectively go under the WAAAX acronym. Its share price has almost tripled over the past year as many investors ride the Oz tech story. But to my mind, the company’s valuation looks extremely stretched.
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Rejecting the Reject Shop (or Not?)
David Buckland
May 24, 2019
In the three months since releasing its interim report for the six months to December 2018, The Reject Shop (ASX: TRS) has lost three of its seven Directors, including its Managing Director Ross Sudano. continue…
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The biggest winners from the Federal Election
Stuart Jackson
May 23, 2019
The ASX All Ordinaries index jumped to an 11-year high immediately after the Coalition won the recent Federal Election. It was boosted in particular by share price spikes in the big banks and health insurers. Whether these gains are sustainable remains to be seen. continue…
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Is Lynas an unlikely winner from a protracted trade war?
Joseph Kim
May 22, 2019
After initially bursting on to fund managers’ radars in early 2010 with a spike in prices, rare-earths producer Lynas (ASX:LYC) has been trading in relative obscurity for most of the decade as the company battled a myriad of issues that impacted its share price – including lower rare-earth prices, higher capital costs, regulatory uncertainty, balance sheet stress, slower than expected production ramp-up and significant board and management upheaval. continue…
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Curious about the investment landscape in 2024? It appears that the current market offers a plethora of enticing opportunities for investors, a rarity not experienced since pre-pandemic times. This unique scenario stems from a confluence of factors, including elevated yields and comparatively rational equity valuations.
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Beware: Watch for falling WAAAX!
Roger Montgomery
May 21, 2019
Do Australia’s rocketing tech stocks – particularly the so-called WAAAX stocks Wisetech, Afterpay, Altium, Appen and Xero – deserve their lofty premiums? The market certainly thinks so. But I’m not so sure. continue…
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Three key themes from the banks’ results
Stuart Jackson
May 17, 2019
Australia’s four major banks have now reported their interim results. Common to all of them were three key themes, which are presenting both challenges and opportunities. continue…
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Why Smart Group keeps outperforming Eclipx
David Buckland
May 15, 2019
The contrasting fortunes of fleet management businesses, Smart Group and Eclipx, highlight yet again the importance of making good corporate acquisitions. continue…
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How a slowing listings environment impacts Domain and REA Group
Joseph Kim
May 13, 2019
The topic of the property market is a favourite obsession for many Australians given the significant percentage of household wealth the asset class represents for most Australians. There is plenty of media and other commentary discussing property market conditions on any given day – including from other contributors to the blog – so I won’t delve into where I think prices will go in the future. However, a slowing property market does have implications for listing volumes. continue…
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Uniti is now Unifying; another agreed acquisition
David Buckland
May 10, 2019
Since writing on Uniti Wireless Limited (ASX: UWL) five weeks ago, two things have occurred. Firstly, the company has announced two acquisitions. Pivit Pty Ltd was acquired for approximately $0.45 million inclusive of all customer assets, brand and associated intellectual property and more recently Fone Dynamics was acquired for between $5.04 million and $8.4 million, depending on their EBITDA in each of the years to June 2019 (base consideration) and the year to June 2020 (performance-based consideration). continue…
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