Consumer discretionary
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Expensive Pizza
Tim Kelley
November 19, 2014
Domino’s Pizza (ASX:DMP) has been one of the standout success stories on the ASX in recent years. The business has achieved excellent financial metrics with good earnings growth, and shareholders have enjoyed exceptional returns over many years, with a +60 per cent share price gain in the past 12 months alone.
However, while we applaud the management of the business for excellent financial performance over this period, we wonder whether the share market might have pushed Dominos beyond a sensible valuation range. continue…
by Tim Kelley Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights, Investing Education.
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Looking at Ansell’s Long Term Incentive Plan
Ben MacNevin
November 18, 2014
Upon examining Ansell’s (ASX:ANN) Long Term Incentive Plan for management, we have noticed some interesting developments in the company’s capital position. continue…
by Ben MacNevin Posted in Consumer discretionary, Health Care, Insightful Insights, Investing Education.
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Retail trends
Ben MacNevin
October 7, 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released retail trade data for August 2014. A single data point is not very meaningful, so instead we thought we’d draw on the deep pool of data available to explore long-term trends. continue…
by Ben MacNevin Posted in Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
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Grocery shopping? Now, put your feet up…
Scott Shuttleworth
September 12, 2014
I thought it would be worthwhile to point out a particular niche in online retailing, more specifically – groceries. In FY14, Woolworths (ASX: WOW) alone sold $1.2 billion of groceries online, and this revenue is clearly in its infancy. continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
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Super Ambitious Group
Scott Shuttleworth
August 29, 2014
Last week, Super Retail Group Limited (ASX: SUL) reported to an uncertain retail sector. Having a flick through their investor presentation and the group’s financials – and considering some of the headwinds over the last financial year – it’s quite a fair result. continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
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Stocks to watch
Russell Muldoon
August 14, 2014
We’ll take a break from The Screen series for a few weeks, as our focus shifts to full-year company results and outlook statements. And while it’s still early days, a few businesses have already caught our attention. Below follow our notes on two of them. continue…
by Russell Muldoon Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary, Health Care, Insightful Insights.
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JB Hi-Fi – can growth be maintained?
Roger Montgomery's Team
August 7, 2014
In this article for The Switzer Super Report, Roger looks to JB Hi-Fi, a company that’s had a stellar run over the past decade, who may now be facing slowed growth in light of competitive forces. Read here.
by Roger Montgomery's Team Posted in Consumer discretionary.
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The internet of (almost) everything
Scott Shuttleworth
August 4, 2014
Last week, I came across an interesting article on Yahoo! Finance that presents examples of where Warren Buffett has done well – and not so well – in the retail sector. It attributes Buffett’s Achilles’ heel to the way that “the Internet is rapidly reshaping shopping habits and affecting Berkshire-owned retailers in ways they didn’t expect”. continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Consumer discretionary, Technology & Telecommunications.
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Keeping an eye on The Reject Shop
Scott Shuttleworth
July 21, 2014
After a four-month search for the right candidate, The Reject Shop (ASX: TRS) has found a new CEO in Ross Sudano. continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
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The deep dive on retail
Scott Shuttleworth
July 17, 2014
Yesterday, we attended a lunch put on by one of our brokers for a deep-dive into the unlisted retail industry. Here, we gained further insights into the sector, following a raft of negative news flow recently from the likes of Supercheap Auto (ASX: SUL), The Reject Shop (ASX: TRS) and Kathmandu (ASX: KMD). continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
