by Andrew Baber | Mar 25, 2025 | Hatchings
Hatchings MARCH 2025 – ISSUE 22 February2025 ReportingSeason The 2025 February Reporting Season provided little comfort for Australian Equity Investors. Author: Platypus Asset Management The S&P ASX300 (ASX300) declined 3.79%1 in the month....
by Andrew Baber | Sep 27, 2024 | Hatchings
Hatchings AUGUST 2024 – ISSUE 21 The August 2024 Reporting Season Back to normality, beating on costs, the Aussie consumer keeps on keeping on. So where is the pain? Author: Platypus Asset Management Over the last six months guidance for the ASX 300 FY25...
by Andrew Baber | Mar 10, 2024 | Hatchings
Hatchings MARCH 2024 – ISSUE 20 The H1 Reporting Season 2024 High Valuations – are no barrier to companies exhibiting strong earnings growth, share prices followed earning revisions higher. H1 2024 Reporting Season – Summary H1FY24 was a benign reporting...
by Andrew Baber | Jan 20, 2024 | Hatchings
Hatchings JANUARY 2024 – ISSUE 19 2024 – What to Predict? AUTHOR: Platypus Asset Management In January 2023 we published market forecasts for calendar year 2023. How accurate were the forecasts? Well not very and again we are reminded of the quote from...
by Andrew Baber | Nov 20, 2023 | Hatchings
Hatchings NOVEMBER 2023 – ISSUE 18 Injuring Workers Hurts Share Prices AUTHOR: Platypus Asset Management Paul O’Neill became the CEO of Alcoa Inc. in 1987. He remained CEO of Alcoa for the next 12 years, retiring in 1999. Paul O’Neill’s tenure at Alcoa is the...
by Andrew Baber | Nov 20, 2023 | Hatchings
Hatchings SEPTEMBER 2023 – ISSUE 17 The August 2023 Reporting Seasons Increasing Interest Rates Bite, the Consumer Trades Down and High Costs for Resource Companies Leads to Lower Free Cash Flow. Author: Platypus Over the last 6 months guidance for the ASX 300...
