Key themes from reporting season

Ted Richards

Wilsons Advisory

In the latest episode of the Invest it Best podcast, I speak with Senior Analyst within Wilsons Investment Strategy Group, Rob Crookston to discuss the recent reporting season.

Discussion topics;

The 3 key themes from reporting season;

  • The resilience of the consumer
  • Cost movements: which sectors experienced inflation vs which sectors experienced cost disinflation
  • Who has pricing power and successfully passed on costs?

Australian Banks

  • The competition for lending & deposits
  • CBAs valuation (ASX: CBA)

Retail

  • Saving buffers have provided support to consumers but how long can this be sustained?
  • Healthcare
  • Resmed (ASX: RMD) and investors concerns around weight loss drugs impacting market demand for sleep apnea devices

Real Estate

  • Goodman Groups (ASX: GMG) investment in data centres
  • Why Rob prefers Goodman Group over NextDC (ASX: NXT)

Building Supplies

  • James Hardie's (ASX: JHX) margin expansion due to cost dis-inflation

Packaging

  • Destocking of high stock levels post covid providing tail winds for Amcor (ASX: AMC)

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Ted Richards
Private Wealth Advisory
Wilsons Advisory

Ted Richards has twice been a Finalist at the Australian Podcast Awards (in the category of ‘Best Business Podcast’) and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the AFL...

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