May 28, 2013

Monthly buy, hold and sell share tips from the Herald Sun on the 19th of May.

Buy Shares

Slater & Gordon (SGH) – Major capital raising has allowed company to expand its footprint in the UK market. We expect to see further consolidation in the UK, driving profit growth. Vision Eye

Institute (VEI) – Eye surgery clinic company is an exciting growth story. Capital raising has allowed VEI to pay down debt, expect dividends to start soon.

Hold Shares

Macquarie Group (MQG) – MQG recently jumped on FY13 results. Turnaround story still in play, but offers poorer value compared to buy recommendation back in December.

Carsales.com (CRZ) – Great business with strong margins but will have to continue acquisition march in order to justify current valuation multiples.

Sell Shares

Boart Longyear (BLY) – BLY’s exposure to gold and copper mining could lead to protracted pain. At real risk of announcing a profit warning, following peers SDM, ASL and EHL.

ERA Limited (ERA) – Uranium sector still in doldrums and flagship Ranger mine has halted production. Funds generated from processing ore stockpiles are needed for mine rehabilitation.

May 24, 2013

Expectations & Share Trading

The latest article on how to buy shares for the beginner in the market looking to start trading;

Expectation is a factor that new traders must seriously consider and have under control before they embark upon their trading careers. Unfortunately, these days trading has been hijacked by the many and varied ‘operators’ on the internet who promise quick and easy riches.

You will be bombarded with tag lines such as “we will give you a simple strategy which can make you big profits in around 30 minutes per day and anyone can learn it quickly” and “Trading for Profit – Make Money Fast” and “Learn how to create consistent monthly income trading stocks and options like a Wall Street Pro”.

The simple fact of the matter is that trading is a difficult pursuit and that the clear majority of retail traders end up leaving the game with less money than when they started. If it were so easy, everyone would be doing it and everyone would be making money.

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May 17, 2013

News Corporation

News Corporation (NWS) is a blue chip diversified media conglomerate with interests all over the world and in most facets of media.

NWS is broken up into five main segments:

>>Cable Network Programming
>>Filmed Entertainment
>>Television >>Publishing
>>Director Broadcast Satellite

Television NWS’ 2Q13 results were solid and we expect more of the same in the upcoming 3Q results.

We expect the publishing division to perform strongly with independent data released showing NWS’s flagship product, The Wall Street Journal, maintaining its position as the USA’s largest newspaper by average weekday circulation.

The paper had an average weekday circulation of 2.4 million, including print and digital subscribers, as of March 31, up 12% from a year earlier.

If you would like to learn more about News Corporation or other Australian Shares visit the guys at
ASR

http://www.australianstockreport.com.au/share-tips/

May 9, 2013

Monthly Buy Sell Holds

As featured in the Herald Sun on May 5th 2013 here are the latest buy, sell and hold recommendations from the Australian Stock Report

Shares To Buy -

The Reject Shop (TRS) – Recent capital raising to fund expansion a positive. Same store sales growth running ahead of targets. Expect outperformance to continue.

Energy Action (EAX) – Small energy services kicking goals with its energy management services and novel energy auctions. Company on track for fifth straight year of revenue and profit growth.

Shares To Hold -

Seek Limited (SEK) – High quality company enjoying strong domestic and international growth. ROE and margins remain very high, but valuation looks stretched at current levels.

James Hardie (JHX) – US property market continues to turn around and there is room for fibre cement to increase market share, but sales growth looks more than priced in.

Shares To Sell -

Matrix Engineering (MCE) – Embattled engineering company’s recent quarterly results showed some signs of life but we still expect FY13 results to underwhelm investors.

Elders Limited (ELD) – Still faces a bleak future despite selling off assets to reduce debt. Chances of a bailout via takeover look stymied by existence of hybrid securities.

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May 6, 2013

How To Begin Trading

When someone who is new to the industry contemplates the query how do I start trading, they are really asking to different questions;

1. What is the procedure I need to go through to be able to actually buy shares?
and, far more importantly…
2. Which stocks should I buy or which organizations should I spend in?

The response to the first query is easy enough. Everyone who wants to buy stocks must either do so

› From the organization itself in the very first example of the stocks being provided in a flow. The phrase flow is used when a organization looks for to increase cash by providing its stocks to the community for initially.
› Following the flow, stocks are purchased from other traders via the sharemarket. This is most likely the methos you will commonly utilise.

Whatever the procedure, you will need to set up an consideration with a agent. Establishing an account is not particularly challenging and most individuals basically set up an account with their significant financial institution.

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May 2, 2013

Myer Holdings - Retail Improving


Myer Holdings (MYR) is one of Australia’s biggest retailers, focusing on a wide variety of customers.
Myer has a nationwide network of stores, promoting designer fashion and outfits for the whole family
as well as home wares.
 
MYR concentrates on its retail store existence and performance, and also functions a customer commitment program.
 
MYR has been working in an extremely tough customer atmosphere recently, but circumstances look to be reducing.
 
In the first four months of 2013, the Westpac Consumer Assurance Catalog has increased to its maximum level since Dec 2010. Since last Oct, customer confidence has increased 11.5%.
 
It appears interest rate reductions are beginning to have a recognizable effect on confidence, resulting in enhanced working circumstances for suppliers like MYR.
 
The encouraging signs lend weight to making Myer a share to buy. If you would like more information on Myer visit our friends today at the Australian Stock Report