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| Weekly Commentary Archive | | | | For the latest copy of the Weekly Commentary click here... | | | | 8th June 2009 | | BHP Billiton (Au: BHP) ¨C the world's largest resources company ¨C has felt the impact of falling commodity prices. Its latest result, for the six months to 31
December 2008, saw a net profit of US$2.61bn, down 56.5% on the previous corresponding ...more | | | | 19th April 2009 | | In the past 12 months, shares in hearing implants company Cochlear (Au: COH) have easily outperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index.
In part this reflects a flight to safety by investors. But COH has also found strong demand for its innovative ...more | | | | 5th April 2009 | | TrustPower (TPW) is on record as saying it is confident, despite current global financial market volatility, that it will report a satisfactory result for 2008-9. The stock currently trades at the lower end of its $6.69 to $8.70 range for the ...more | | | | 28th March 2009 | | New Zealand
Contact Energy (CEN), the country's second biggest listed company after Telecom, has seen its earnings come under pressure lately.
For the six months to the 31 December 2008 the company reported a net profit of $25.1m, down 79% on ...more | | | | 15th March 2009 | | Taylors Group's (TAY) current financial year is turning out to be better than its previous one, which was hit by increased depreciation and interest costs, and what it called "transitional issues" -- delays in completing the installation of ...more | | | | 9th March 2009 | | Now that the New Zealand dollar has come down, Telecom (TEL) has started to look attractive to offshore investors. Domestically, TEL still has an attraction as a yield stock, despite its well-publicised problems. TEL intends to pay dividends of 24 ...more | | | | 23rd February 2009 | | NTH in the doldrums
Northland Port has (NTH) has in the past been divesting assets in its quest for clearer direction. The company's net profit for the six months to 31 December was $1.8m, down from $8.8m in the previous ...more | | | | 1st February 2009 | | New Zealand
Contact Energy's (CEN) share price has been hit by concerns about its future earnings.
Higher than average inflows into the South Island hydro dams, combined with a 30% cut aluminium production at the Tiwai Point smelter, resulted ...more | | | | 21st December 2008 | | A good example of a defensive stock is Abano Healthcare, which is involved in audiology, dental, diagnostics and rehabilitation services.
In September 2007, Masthead Portfolios proposed a partial takeover of ABA, offering $3.85 per share, later ...more | | | | 6th December 2008 | | Australian engineering, construction, maintenance and industrial services engineering company, Monadelphous (MND), has remained surprisingly upbeat in the face of an economic downturn.
MND, which has exposure to the resources, energy and ...more | | | | << Previous | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | >> Next | |
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