Over the past 12 months, the All Ordinaries index and the S&P 500 have risen around 26 and 35 per cent, respectively.  Not bad when you consider the economic ravages of the COVID-19 lockdowns. But despite these strong performances, there are three good reasons to believe sharemarkets will continue to climb over the coming year. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Editor's Pick, Market commentary.

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I have been reading the media reports noting the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines declines over time.  Thankfully, even with reduced efficacy, vaccines provide protection from serious disease, and a booster shot will increase efficacy. A high vaccination coverage provides the impetus for politicians to safely re-open our societies.  And that will be a shot in the arm for many Australian businesses. Continue…

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Another reporting season has come and gone.  In all, 345 ASX listed businesses reported their FY21 results, which kept market analysts busy assessing the ‘beats’ and ‘misses’, earnings revisions, macro trends and warning signals.  Here are the chief take-outs from the analysts at investment banks Macquarie and JP Morgan.
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Macquarie Telecom (ASX:MAQ) is a data centre owner/operator with facilities in Sydney’s CBD, Macquarie Park in Sydney’s north, and Canberra. MAQ’s cloud services generated 46 per cent of the company’s revenues in FY21, while telecom services, in which it competes with Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus, and includes data, voice, mobile and colocation generated 47 per cent of revenues. The remaining revenue (6- 7 per cent) comes from data centre services for wholesale customers.

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In this week’s video insight David interviews portfolio manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund Dominic Rose to discuss two high growth Australian retailers with significant global expansion strategies. City Chic (ASX: CCX) and Lovisa (ASX:LOV) make up around 5 per cent of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund portfolio and Dominic identifies why their key prospects are looking better as key markets including the US and UK open back up post COVID-19 lockdowns. Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary, Editor's Pick, Stocks We Like, Video Insights.

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FY21 was a great year for companies in the automotive industry. With overseas travel ruled out, we took to the roads. And recent results announcements from Motorcycle Holdings and Apollo Tourism & Leisure indicate that the good times could continue into 2022, even though Peter Warren Automotive is less optimistic. Continue…

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Strong investor sentiment and positive macroeconomic conditions saw the volume of initial public offerings (IPOs) rise to 61 in the first half of 2021. One of those listings was small-cap Trajan Group, who raised $90 million in June at $1.70 per share. Continue…

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The COVID-19 pandemic has dented the profits of Ramsay Health Care (ASX: RHC), Australia’s multinational healthcare provider and hospital network. The good news is that earnings are growing again across key regions as lockdowns and restrictions start to ease. And an increased final dividend signals that the company expects a better year ahead. Continue…

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