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Emerging Reporting Season Themes…
Roger Montgomery
August 10, 2018
Inevitably, many themes will emerge from this year’s reporting season and you can look out for more than a few here at the blog. continue…
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Is the Bemis merger a good deal for Amcor shareholders?
Stuart Jackson
August 9, 2018
Amcor has just announced a merger with Bemis, a US based flexibles packaging company. The new entity will be the global leader in plastics packaging with a market cap of around US$17 billion, annual revenue of US$13 billion and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of US$2.2 billion. But after looking at the deal, we wonder if Amcor has paid too much. continue…
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Reporting Calendar – FY2018
Ben MacNevin
August 9, 2018
The team at Montgomery have a busy month ahead! Reporting season is upon us for Financial Year 2018, and over the coming weeks companies will provide a flood of new information for the market to pore over. continue…
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The market loves Afterpay, but how long will the euphoria last?
Roger Montgomery
August 1, 2018
Just 12 months ago, Australian payments company Afterpay Touch (ASX:APT) was trading at $2.95. Today its shares are almost five times higher. With its entry to the US, many investors believe there’s only blue sky ahead. But I’m not so sure. continue…
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Westpac takes on the wealth management upstarts
Andreas Lundberg
July 26, 2018
What happens when pesky, disruptive upstarts take on the big incumbents in an industry? More often than not, they find themselves in a battle royale over market share. And that’s just what’s happening in the wealth management industry, where Westpac is fighting back against the likes of Netwealth, HUB24 and Praemium. continue…
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Our take on the Viva Energy IPO
Joseph Kim
July 25, 2018
Viva Energy Group (VEA) – which owns the Shell petrol station network in Australia – listed on the ASX on 13 July. It was the largest IPO since the Medibank float in 2014. On face value, the company’s metrics look appealing. So we thought we’d take a closer look to see how it stacks up against its closest rival, Caltex. continue…
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Asaleo Care comes clean on falling revenues
Joseph Kim
July 24, 2018
It didn’t take long for the market to absorb the recent downbeat guidance by Asaleo Care (ASX:AHY), which makes and sells tissues, nappies and female hygiene products under brand names like Sorbent, Libra, and Handee. It rapidly wiped around 40 per cent off its share price. continue…
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BHP’s shale adventure – the reinvestment challenge of big resources
Joseph Kim
July 13, 2018
Recent press reports have suggested BHP (ASX:BHP) has been offered over US$10 billion for its US Onshore Oil and Gas assets from BP. For those who have followed the US onshore journey, you will already know it has not been a pretty one for the Big Australian. continue…
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The Revolution at Evolution Mining
David Buckland
July 12, 2018
Jake Klein, the gold entrepreneur has lead an incredible transition at Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN), and over the past four years the Company’s valuation from an Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio has tripled from sub 3X to nearly 9X to reflect this. continue…
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Why we’ve changed our line on Telstra
Roger Montgomery
July 11, 2018
As many readers have noted, our view of Telstra has changed quite markedly of late. The reason is simple: back in February 2015, the share price was around $6.50 and we were convinced it was unsustainably high. Now, after plummeting to $2.60, we think it’s time to re-think our position. continue…
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