James Dunn
Gazal As Comfortable In Bisley As In Calvin Klein
The rag trade is renowned as a tough place to make a dollar, but Gazal Corporation Limited (GZL) is doing OK.
Read MoreSNL More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Unsung vehicle parts supplier Supply Network Limited (SNL) has rewarded shareholders handsomely in recent years, rising from 30 cents five years ago to a record high of $2 earlier this month.
Read MoreTandou A Farming Standout
With the three-way takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese Butter moving toward an end-game, investors are looking at other agribusiness stocks on the ASX.
Read MoreX-Ray A Good Vision For XRF Scientific
Like most mining services companies, XRF Scientific Limited (XRF) was hit hard earlier this year by the unexpected slowdown in Chinese first-quarter economic growth. As the growth rates of Chinese GDP and industrial output slipped, so did the share prices of the Australian miners and the companies that work for them.
Read MoreUnder The Long White Cloud, Sky Looking Good
Auckland-based Sky Network Television Limited (SKT), which is listed on both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the New Zealand Stock Exchange, has been a pretty sound performer for Australian shareholders, having moved from $3.25 five years ago to $5.50, with a record high reached earlier this month, at $5.67. This year the share price has moved from $3.85 to its present heights.
Read MoreArt Not Just for Art’s Sake
Following a week that saw a Brett Whiteley painting – the 1976 canvas My Armchair – fetch $3.9 million at auction (a record for the artist), it’s surely apposite to look at art as an investment.
Read MoreeServGlobal The Hub Of Cash Transfer World
Not many Australian technology companies could be said to be leaders in an emerging global field, but eServGlobal Limited (ESV) qualifies. eServGlobal specialises in ‘mobile money’ solutions, which is a huge and growing market in emerging countries – where mobile telephone technology can solve some of the massive problems caused by poor infrastructure.
Read MoreBionomics Building For Something Big
Drug developer Bionomics Limited (BNO) is seemingly on the verge of something exciting.
Read MoreGreencross A Pet Stock
A couple of months ago I wrote here about 1300 Smiles (ONT), the successful Queensland-based dentist practice aggregator. 1300 Smiles could well have based its business model on its state compatriot, veterinary clinic aggregator Greencross (GXL).
Read MoreNo Lounging Around For Nick Scali
Retail is a tough business at present, but Sydney-based furniture importer and seller Nick Scali Limited (NCK) is bucking that trend.
Read MoreCarousing With Karoon
Shareholders in energy explorer Karoon Gas (KAR) know well the roller-coaster ride of such stocks on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Read MoreSweet Things Come In Small Packages
Over nearly four decades of export, markets in more than 30 countries have come to recognise the Australian drop as a premium taste, with the unique Australian floral notes giving it a flavour profile on the palate unlike anything else in the world.
Read MoreIngenia In Retirement Village Sweet Spot
Real estate investment trust Ingenia Communities (INA) is a specialist retirement living REIT that is well-placed to benefit from Australia’s ageing population.
Read MoreBreathing Easier with iSonea
We live in a world saturated with ‘smart devices,’ in which we all carry in our jeans pockets and handbags more computing power than the Apollo Space Program had.
Read MoreThe Missing Linc In Energy
Linc Energy (LNC) is doing some of the most exciting things in the energy sector of any emerging Australian energy producer. That’s because it is focused on both ‘conventional’ oil and gas and the more exotic ‘unconventional’ hydrocarbons.
Read MoreOsprey Poised To Swoop On Dye Opportunity
Trans-Pacific medical device company Osprey Medical, Inc. (OSP) did not enjoy a great reception after floating on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in May 2012, but it is sitting nicely as a major trial of its technology starts to take shape.
Read MorePrognosis Looking Good For Integrated Research
Integrated Research Limited (IRI) is a virtually unknown – by investors, that is – Australian tech success story. IRI is a software company that develops and supplies performance monitoring, diagnostics and reporting software for business-critical computing and Unified Communication (UC) networks.
Read MoreNo Wrong Numbers For Amcom
Perth-based telecommunications provider Amcom Telecommunications (AMM) has been a market darling for some time – with fairly good reason. In FY12 the fibre-optic network operator racked up its tenth consecutive year of underlying profit growth of 20%-plus. That’s quite an impressive track record, given that the last ten years have thrown up more than the odd business bump.
Read MoreGage Roads Goes Down A Treat
We love a beer here at ShareCafe. And for those of you who like the odd cleansing ale, Gage Roads Brewing Company Limited (GRB) is an Australian-based company worth a look as well as a taste.
Read MoreGoing Blue To Go Green
With carbon pricing and/or taxing back in the news – let’s not get into a semantic debate about it – it is an apposite time to re-examine one of the more interesting energy exposures on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFU).
Read MoreBurns Treatment A Hot Ticket For Avita
One of the largest sectors of the Australian stockmarket – at least in terms of number of companies – is life sciences. At last count, there were about 93 such companies.
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