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One of the themes that has driven some stocks in the last 6 to 12 months has been food quality and safety in China. Stocks such as Bellamy’s (ASX: BAL) and Blackmores (ASX: BKL) have experienced extremely strong share price appreciations recently on this theme as demand from Chinese consumers for premium international brands with perceived food safety has driven significant sales growth. continue…

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Myer (ASX: MYR) recently surprised the market by pre-announcing its financial year 2015 (FY15) results and launching a deeply discounted 2 for 5 entitlement issue. While the FY15 results were roughly in line with market expectations, the greatest focus was on the company’s new strategy announcement. continue…

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With reporting season out of the way, we now can continue our series in small cap stocks.

One clear outperformer has been Bellamy’s Australia Limited (ASX: BAL). For those unaware, Bellamy’s is a Tasmanian firm producing organic baby milk powder and formula. continue…

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SEEK reported its 2015 financial year results on 19 August. While the result itself was in line with the reduced market forecasts following the trading update in late June, the outlook statement caused a significant reduction in forward estimates. continue…

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Last week Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) provided its full year results for the 2015 financial year. Below we make a few notes on its progress. continue…

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Trade Me (ASX: TME) is one result from reporting season that caught our attention. What did we find upon further analysis? continue…

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Burson Group Limited (ASX: BAP) again demonstrated the rewards reaped by those invested in value this reporting season. We met with management last week to discuss the result and we’ve posted below an ‘over-the-shoulder’ view of our notes. continue…

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IMF Bentham (ASX: IMF) reported a rather lacklustre result for the 2015 financial year. The loss of four cases wiped out the record first half gain, and while the market has not received this news well, we are pleased with the contents of the full year report. continue…

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Coca Cola Amatil (ASX: CCL) reported its half year results during the week. The company has been under pressure for some time. The consensus view is that a combination of the growing market power of the major supermarkets, combined with a consumer shift away from soft drinks, has resulted in a downward spiral in volumes and earnings over the last 3 to 4 years. continue…

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In a recent video blog we discussed that while Carsales is a high quality business, we felt the growth profile implied by the share price at the time was quite optimistic. Our thesis remains unchanged following the release of their 2015 full year result. continue…

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