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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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I have written several times about the major Australian based LNG projects, many of which will be soon be coming on stream, for a combined investment of around $200 billion. continue…

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Given the state of the retail, energy and mining sectors, it comes as no surprise to see lots of movements in these companies. 

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Health care costs continue to rise above inflation, but perhaps the main insight the public has received into resolving this issue has been the increased publicity of negotiations between hospitals and insurers. It’s important to note that other players are actively working to provide more value in the system. 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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Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) models are ubiquitous in funds management. They tend to be time consuming to build, but when it comes to company valuation they are the gold standard, providing a comprehensive and elegant framework by which cash flow forecasts can be translated into estimates of value. 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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The pace of the current global expansion is expected to be structurally lower than in previous cycles and this is attributable to high leverage, challenging western world demographic trends and low productivity growth. continue…

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Reporting season is in full swing and the very large share price reactions following a large proportion of company announcements suggests that the results are surprising and unanticipated. It also might suggest that analyst valuations – those relied upon for the final buy or sell recommendations – might be filled with optimistic inputs or inappropriately formulated. Given the large number of financial types that read this blog, and the number of investors in the banks, it’s worth revisiting the valuation formula. continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Insightful Insights, Investing Education.

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