Well, the first quarter of FY19 is behind us and it has been tough for microcaps. As I alluded to in my newsletter last month, reporting season overall was pretty insipid as far as microcaps were concerned. This is reflected in the performance of the index with the S&P/ASX Emerging... Show More
MedAdvisor (MDR: ASX) operates in the healthcare IT space, specifically in improving the interaction between pharmacies, patients, drug manufacturers, doctors, and government. MDR provides a fully digital end to end experience for handling medical scripts for prescribed medication, primarily targeting chronic conditions which require ongoing medication management. Show More
At a recent technology conference, I attended there was a whole panel discussion on the opportunities around the use of technology and innovation in the education sector. While not as sexy and almost ubiquitous as FinTech or platform businesses like Facebook and Netflix etc. Education globally is still a huge... Show More
Well, another reporting season has come and gone. After sifting through literally hundreds of microcap results my assessment was that it was a very average reporting season for microcaps. A few standouts with good beats to guidance and strong outlook statements but the vast majority came in soft or missed... Show More
Well, another reporting season is on us and results are starting to come in thick and fast. As investors, August and February represent the 2 months of the year when we find out does our investment thesis get proven or disproven. I have previously done a guide on how to... Show More
Silex Systems (SLX: ASX) a long time listed uranium play is cutting a forlorn figure these days on the ASX boards. SLX recently announced that it had failed to resolve all the due diligence issues with regards to its purchase of 76% of is GLE joint venture from its JV... Show More
This month we outline four microcaps to watch, and discuss some research from Goldman Sachs on coverage at the small end of the market. We also talk to a high performing microcap fund, and discuss one of the more interesting stocks from their portfolio. Show More
Energy Action (EAX: ASX) has had a very chequered past in recent times. Following a successful IPO and relatively successful early days post IPO the performance under the tenure of the previous CEO Scott Woodridge was a torrid affair from a shareholders point of view. The share price fell from... Show More
Kip McGrath Education Centres Limited (KME: ASX) has been a long-standing microcap on the ASX. The company provides private tuition for students through a network of franchise tutors. The company has been overhauling its business model and systems in the last few years in order to improve profitability and capture... Show More
MedAdvisor (MDR: ASX) operates in the healthcare IT space, specifically in improving the interaction between pharmacies, patients, drug manufacturers and doctors. They provide a fully digital end to end experience for processing medical scripts for prescribed medication. Show More
HGL Limited (ASX: HNG) is a mini-conglomerate containing predominantly distribution businesses. HGL distributes some of its own propriety brands and third party brands in the Australia and New Zealand market. The business has been in a turnaround or self-help mode for the past 3 years and these efforts are now... Show More
Investing is full of mistakes. If we are unable to accept we were wrong in our thesis around a stock and it is now time sell, well we won't last long in investing. Even the best fund managers are only getting 6 out 10 of their picks right the other... Show More
In this article I set out 5 ways to selectively filter down the 1,800 companies outside the top 300 into a cohort that's at least worthy of some further research. Show More
In this article I provide an overview of the The Australian Microcap & Nanocap landscape and look at some of the opportunities these companies present for investors portfolios. I review the diversification benefits they can bring to a portfolio not just in terms of market capitalisation but also sector diversification.... Show More
5 months ago we highlighted Blackwall Property Funds https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/31224. It looked well funded, undervalued and with its "WOTSO Workspaces" shared office model in early phase development, BWF overall looked interesting. The "WOTSO Workspaces" has plenty of room to grow, in terms of both the offering itself versus conventional offerings and... Show More
A little over two months ago we profiled Hitech Group Australia ASX:HIT https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/32171 as a possible way to play the vibrant ICT/Tech sector from a slightly different angle. It was cheap, had a strong ungeared balance sheet and was operating in a sector of the economy that was experiencing rapid... Show More
Hitech Group Australia HIT:ASX Mkt Cap $11.5mil, SP 37c, No Debt, Est. Cash of $3.5mil, Est ex cash FY16 P/E 5.7, FY16 EPS Growth circa 20%, doesn't pay a dividend but franking credits available. Show More
Apologies for my long hiatus, it has been hard to find interesting, reasonably valued stocks. Blackwall Property Funds (BWF) manage and service ~$600m of properties for various property vehicles. What’s exciting is they are in the early rollout phase of their shared office product ‘WOTSO Workspaces’. The strategy is to... Show More
Techniche TCN:ASX is a holding company for profitable technology companies. It currently owns ERST Technology which provides software to transfer company data securely to any location in any format, Urgent Technology provides software for facilities management of large buildings, Statseeker (50% share) provides a product to allow large companies improve... Show More
ICS Global which I highlighted here https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/25161 about 6 months ago released a profit upgrade after market on Thursday. They now expect FY15 profit to be in the range $0.875 - $0.95m a 40% growth on PCP. The company highlights in the release that it's largest customer to date came... Show More