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Amid a hectic reporting week, we offer the following quick takes, highlighting the results of key, high-quality companies.  Continue…

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Reggae legend Bob Marley might have been channelling the Bible when he wrote the lyrics for Zion Train and famously observed, “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold”. 

Warren Buffett once famously noted, “We’ve never succeeded in making a good deal with a bad person.”  Continue…

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Doom-and-gloomers, of which there are many, are the Henny Pennys of the financial world; those who constantly fear the sky will fall in, so warn others of its imminent inevitability. Are there any worth listening to? Perhaps we have found one.  Continue…

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In recent years, very few developments have captured investors’ imagination and curiosity as much as the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore the transformative impact of AI and the investment opportunities it presents across various sectors globally in Polen Capital’s latest whitepaper.  Continue…

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ResMed (ASX:RMD) reported its June quarter and full year results after the U.S. market closed on Friday morning. The company met consensus expectations for both revenue and earnings.   

ResMed’s revenue rose nine per cent to US$1.2 billion ($1.85 billion) in the last quarter of fiscal 2024, taking quarterly dividends to US$0.53 per share, up 10 per cent. Operating profit was up 38 per cent, and non-GAAP operating profit was up 30 per cent.  Continue…

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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) healthcare leader CSL (ASX:CSL) posted a robust 11 per cent rise in sales from US$13.3 billion to US$14.8 billion, with CSL’s Behring segment, that markets products like immunoglobulin derived from blood plasma, contributing over 70 per cent of total sales. The company also reported a 21.8 per cent increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), a 24 per cent rise in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and a 15 per cent growth in net profit for 2024, after adjusting for currency fluctuations.  Continue…

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Since the beginning of the year, the Polen Capital Global Growth Fund has traded, or adjusted positions in, a number of portfolio holdings and as some of the names are those you are likely familiar with, Polen Capital thought it would be more than a little interesting to shed some light on the reason for the changes.  Continue…

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Ten years ago, radiology software company Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) was trading at just 86 cents. Yesterday, with a share price of $149, investors have seen their money grow over 17,000 per cent in a decade.  

The company supplies software technology used by radiologists (who are extremely expensive for hospitals to employ) for medical diagnoses, which also renders them more efficient.  Continue…

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Our domestic large-cap funds have maintained an underweight position in the banks, and even though the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) was, for a time, our largest position, being underweight in the sector has cost relative performance thanks to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s share price rallying as much as 23 per cent year-to-date and 35 per cent last financial year.  Continue…

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In this week’s video insight, I discuss the significant impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on companies, particularly the “Magnificent Seven.” AI is driving up the power needs of data centres, far beyond traditional levels. I explain this with the concept of rack power density and highlight predictions about U.S. data centre electricity use. I also mention Amazon Web Services’ recent energy deals and how these changes might influence Australia’s energy policies, including the debate on nuclear power.  Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Technology & Telecommunications, Video Insights.

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