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AGM season: Who will provide earnings and cost guidance that gives us insights into 2022? - AdviserVoice
More than 60 listed Australian companies will be holding an Annual General Meeting over the next six weeks. Operational updates provided by company management at these events is arguably more important today than it has been over the past few years. Investors should looking for a number of factors when a company provides guidance.
Recognising green economy investment opportunity
Prices for energy commodities were on the rise in September with coal up 25 per cent, natural gas up 33 per cent – a 10 year high – and oil up by 10 per cent – a three-year high. Rocketing coal prices plummeted back in October as Chinese policy makers sought to intervene to control prices in their local market. Australian coal prices have fallen back to almost USD$150 per tonne (from a high of $250 in mid-October) but remain well above the USD$75 average where it traded through 2019 and 2020.
How shrinkflation is duping you into paying more for less
I'm no chocoholic, but when my other half recently presented a 'family' block of chocolate to share over a movie, I did a double-take. Was I imagining it, or was it smaller than I remembered? It turns out a variety of much-loved grocery items are falling prey to 'shrinkflation' - the sneaky practice of making products smaller while charging the same price. Shrink-economics has been taking a bite out of chocolate bars for some time.
Lockdowns drive fresh growth for Woolworths shares
Despite the uncertainty of ongoing lockdowns, a continued focus on sustainability and strong fundamentals is resulting in favourable returns for Australia's largest supermarket retailer, Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW). From a total return perspective, Woolworths has outperformed the index in four of the last five years, providing a consistent, fully franked dividend and solid capital returns. And this year has been no different.
The stunning rise of speculative stock PPK says a lot about the state of the market
In 2017, the focus of PPK Group (ASX:PPK) was on specialised equipment and services for underground coal mines. It had a number of blue-chip customers, including multinational conglomerate Glencore (the largest coal producer in NSW), the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (Australia's largest coal producer) and Peabody Energy (the world's largest private coal producer). But despite its star-studded client roster, it had been a tough few years for the industry, which had suffered a sharp downturn.
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