ANSELL LIMITED
While the domestic economy continues to face a myriad of growth hurdles near term, Australian businesses with established channels into higher growth offshore markets (particularly the US and Asia) have been amply rewarded for their investment in overseas expansion. Show More
Costs are rising. Raw material inflation is coming through the supply-chain across industrial stocks. As a result, earnings pressures are emerging in many companies with exposure to raw materials. We have seen this in companies with exposure to oil (such as transportation, rubber or plastics) and pulp (i.e. Paper and... Show More
Confession season was eerily quiet leading into reporting season, unlike the noise from the Royal Commission and the incredible events out of Canberra, where another Prime Minister didn’t reach their full term. The global equity backdrop was in a state of flux with the ongoing Trump-induced trade debate/war raging, mixed... Show More
It seems like just weeks ago that February reporting season was wrapping up, but believe it or not, reporting season is upon us again. The Australian market has performed solidly in the period since, having gained 4.4% since the end of February. But this number hides the dichotomy that has... Show More
“The Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane economies are performing very strongly, driven a lot on the back of the infrastructure spend and now the pickup in sentiment. The pipeline of infrastructure projects continues to build” Scott Charlton, CEO, Transurban Show More
A fairly choppy session for Australian stocks today with early weakness being largely offset from afternoon buying in the resource names - BHP and RIO both up 1.48%, however it was Fortescue that saw most love adding 2.39% to $5.15 after being very resilient during last week’s market weakness. Reporting... Show More
In this daily reporting season update, we provide first impressions on key takeouts from companies reporting today, including JB Hi-Fi (JBH), Bendigo & Adelaide Bank (BEN), Amcor (AMC) and Ansell (ANN) with links through to more detailed reports. Show More
The healthcare sector has been very strong this year, and here we touch on eight players within it. There have also been a couple of laggards in that space too, and they are the IVF players. So we've been sitting with neutral recommendations on the space the last two years.... Show More
Scott Power and Derek Jellinek discuss CSL Limited, Healthscope, Ramsay Health Care, ResMed, Sirtex Medical, Nanosonics, and Ansell following reporting season. Transcript, podcast and video below. Show More
We have modestly adjusted our FY18-20 earnings forecasts, lowering revenue and underlying earnings by up to 1.8%. Despite that, the Transformation program is now in train and we see the FY18 earnings guidance as conservative. Given that, we see upwards of 10% Return, and upgrade from Hold to Add. Show More
2017 will be the last full year period in which Ansell’s (AAN) Sexual Wellness unit will make a financial contribution to its bottom line. The previously announced sale of the Sexual Wellness business for $600 million, has meant the result comprised of figures for discontinued and continuing operations. The sale... Show More
In this daily reporting season update, we provide first impressions on key takeouts from companies reporting today, including Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN), JB Hi-Fi (JBH), Aurizon Holdings (AZJ) and Ansell (ANN), with links through to more detailed reports. Show More
In this episode of Buy Hold Sell, we look at stocks that generate their earnings offshore. These earnings have been squeezed as the local currency rallied 10% against the greenback. We ask two fund managers if they think this shift presents an opportunity to pick up quality business at lower... Show More
Currency is one consideration among many factors, including the quality of the management, industry position and earnings per share, which we assess when evaluating a company as an investment proposition. In this wire, we look at some areas to avoid, and one stock in particular that offers good exposure, should... Show More
While consensus had a strong case for the Australian dollar to fall in 2017, it has climbed 10% so far this year, and almost touched 80c. With the market wrong-footed on this key issue, Livewire asked a panel of contributors what a strong Australian dollar means for investors. Show More
The Australian share market in a subdued mood heading into the close the index up only 6 points after a volatile week. A flat lead from Wall Street and more negative sentiment on the big banks doing little to spur sentiment. The market had been sold off in early trade... Show More
In this video, Anton Tagliaferro, Chief Investment Office at QV Equities, reflects back on reporting season with Commsec’s Tom Piotrowski. While it is always tempting to look for unifying trends, Anton reports that not much has changed in the last five years. It is simply those companies dealing with the... Show More
Rubber product manufacturer Ansell (ANN) reported flat first half earnings with net profit after tax (NPAT) edging higher by 0.3% to US$69.8 million compared to US$69.6 million in the previous corresponding period For more Reporting Season coverage, please visit https://www.commsec.com.au/reportingseason Show More
The Result was weaker than anticipated due to the underperformance of the Industrial, Medical, and Single Use segment; only the Sexual Wellness division reported better than anticipated result. Divisional EBIT: Industrial GBU EBIT up 11.7% to US$40.9m vs our Forecast US$49.1m; Single Use GBU down 3.8% to US$30.0m vs our... Show More
Two notes this month to cover All the Majors from Amcor to JB Hi Fi https://subscriber.theexecutiveremunerationreporter.com.au/archives/15908 and from Magellan Financial Group to Transurban https://subscriber.theexecutiveremunerationreporter.com.au/archives/15905 So what are the 'interesting' resolutions this month? Take a look at Magellan Financial Group - termination benefits for Hamish Douglass, or the company loan to... Show More