For more evidence that discretionary retail is absolutely booming right now, particularly the furniture and homewares category, look no further than Nick Scali’s (ASX:NCK) strong FY20 result and near-term outlook. NCK’s result follows hot on the heels of strong updates by key homewares peers, Temple & Webster (ASX:TPW) and Beacon Lighting (ASX:BLX), and reinforces our conviction in Adairs (ASX:ADH) heading into results season. Continue…

by Dominic Rose Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary, Stocks We Like.

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The current boom in equities is not as broad-based as it might first appear. Putting aside materials and gold stocks, the rest of the market can be divided into the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. And it may be more important than ever to be an owner of the ‘haves’.

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When we wrote about our thesis on Spotify recently, we intentionally left out a chart that shows the detailed drivers of Spotify’s revenues. It is shown below and is worth examining to get a sense of the multiple levers management can pull to grow revenues over the long term. Continue…

by Andrew Macken Posted in Companies, Stocks We Like.

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Much has been made of the exorbitant share prices of the world’s largest technology companies – Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google. But, given the quality of their businesses, their market dominance and continuing growth prospects, are they really too expensive? Continue…

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One of the most fundamental dichotomies that can be drawn in equity markets is the one that separates “value” from “growth”.  In simple terms, you pick a basic metric – say price to earnings ratio – and you divide the market up into those stocks with a PE ratio above the average (growth stocks) and those with a PE ratio below the average (value stocks). Continue…

by Tim Kelley Posted in Investing Education.

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Since listing on the ASX in January 2019, the share price of broadband provider, Uniti Wireless (ASX:UWL) has enjoyed spectacular growth. From an IPO price of 25 cents, shares have rocketed to $1.60, with the business growing via consolidation. The upcoming merger with OptiComm Limited (ASX:OPC) will make the business even stronger. Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Companies, Stocks We Like.

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Five months into the pandemic and one thing has become clear: eradication of COVID-19 is not a viable option for most nations. Instead, most are pursuing various forms of containment strategies aimed at buying time until widespread vaccinations can enable the return of more normal times. Continue…

by Andrew Macken Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.

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In 1976, US economist, Herbert Stein, famously stated that “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” His observation could well be applied to the ballooning value of many technology companies, some of which have never made a profit, and possibly never will.  Which is why this might be a good time to look at high quality businesses that have been left behind by the rally. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Companies, Market commentary.

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