Cash Flow Ratios – Tools of Choice for the Professional
Newcomers to share market investing quickly learn the near universal acclaim awarded the Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E). As a valuation ratio, it reflects the share price the market is willing to pay for each dollar in earnings the company generates. However, as those same newcomers continue their education they soon discover that the tools…
18 Share Tips – 20th March 2011
Gavin Wendt, MineLife BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Clean Global Energy (CGV) Chart: Share price over the year to 18/03/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO) Its aim is to become a major global alternative energy company by utilising underground coal gasification (UCG). It involves exploiting coal that’s typically uneconomical to mine through conventional processes. Recent agreements place the company…
Play The CFD Market Like A Professional
For CFD users, pairs trading is a standard strategy that lets you ignore the current trend in the overall market, or even in a stock. You make money if your favoured stock – the one you buy – outperforms another similar one that you sell. But there are traps, including the need for close monitoring….
The Buy and Hold Obituary – A Skeptic’s View
In the past several weeks share markets worldwide have been on a daunting roller coaster ride with the rising price of oil and the prospect of a continuing upward price spiral. The 11 March “Days of Rage” in Saudi Arabia came and went without incident serving only to highlight the wild nature of some of…
In Search of the Source of All Ratios – Financial Statements
Ratio Analysis is one of the most widely used investment tools all over the globe. With the exception of the hard-core technical analyst types, most investors rely on financial ratios of all kinds to evaluate shares. It is the cornerstone of fundamental analysis. Even the most recent newcomers to share market investing quickly discover the…
16 Mining Services Stocks Leveraged To Mining Boom
Australian mining investment is projected to jump by 50 per cent this year as strong commodity prices encourages mining companies to push ahead with as many projects as they can handle. Mining services companies are set to benefit with full order books and an ongoing pipeline of work. To investors this represents a golden opportunity…
18 Share Tips – 6 March 2011
Nicholas Brooks, RBS Morgans BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Pacific Brands (PBG) Chart: Share price over the year to 04/03/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO) This clothing company’s share price dived after revealing asset write-downs in its most recent result. The initial selling was overdone and we believe the underlying result delivered quality earnings. This was aided by strong…
Top 5 Uranium Stocks For Your Portfolio
Australia’s uranium sector is highly speculative, but it offers an opportunity to make relatively fast money for investors willing to heighten their risk/reward appetite. The uranium spot price has risen from $US41.75 a pound in June 2010 to $US71.83 a pound at the end of January 2011, a 72 per cent increase. China and Russia’s…
18 Share Tips – 27 February 2011
Mark Goulopoulos, Patersons Securities BUY RECOMMENDATIONS QBE Insurance (QBE) – click stock code or chart Chart: Share price over the year to 27/02/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO) A recent market update contained positive developments for QBE. Cost estimates of the recent catastrophes in Australia were well within market expectations. Guidance for 2010 earnings was reaffirmed,…
Dingoes Of The ASX 50
Stockmarket investors who don’t want to go to the trouble of sifting through stock tips or poring over charts for under-valued trading opportunities can always fall back on a ‘mechanical’ strategy, where the investor simply buys stocks that fit a selection criterion, or set of criteria. It could be the stocks with the lowest price/earnings…
