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Kogan – Delivering well ahead of forecast (KGN)

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Leon

Kogan released their FY17 numbers on Friday, and the market was delighted with the result – share price shot up nearly 9% to close at $2.61.  I wasn’t actually that surprised at the numbers, seeing as the revenue beat was in line with the HY17 result – information that was freely available to everyone back…

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Spirit Telecom – ST1

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Leon

The telco business model is one I like because it’s easy to understand.  Your network costs are semi-fixed – the only incremental costs are the connection cost and sometimes a small network extension to connect to the customer site (which is usually paid for as part of the connection fee)   The incremental profitability of…

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Kogan – Durable Competitive Advantage (KGN)

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Leon

Kogan.com is a unique Australian business.  Founded by Ruslan Kogan in his parents garage in 2006, Kogan is now a publicly-listed sales analytics machine, which may not be immediately obvious until you examine the attitude of the owners.   Someone who doesn’t see KGN’s potential might think it just undercuts the retail on grey-market Apple products…

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Update

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Leon

It’s been almost 18 months since my last post.  A lot has happened since then, so here’s the portfolio at a high level: Sold all my shares except for AVJ (still grossly undervalued) Set up a SMSF which is now my main investment vehicle Over the last 3 months I have bought shares in the…

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Safe as houses – AV Jennings (AVJ)

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Leon

AV Jennings is an Australian institution, having been in the housing business for over 80 years, back when you bought a new house when you got married, and stayed there until one of you died.  Nowadays they are in the business of affordable family homes, mainly on the suburban fringes, as the inside of the Goats…

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December 2015 Update

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Leon

Although I haven’t posted since March, there has been a fair amount of activity since last writing:   Sold REF, as I no longer believe Cigar Butts are a good investment strategy to find value Added to BGL at 77c Added to BPF during the recent capital raising at 25c Exited some loss-making positions in…

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BigAir HY15 results (BGL)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Leon

On the 19th of February, BigAir released their half year results for FY15.  Let’s check it out:   Revenue $26.2M up 55% EBITDA $8.5M up 28% NPAT $3.5M up 22%   At current price of 0.795, BGL is selling for 20 times earnings.  At these rates of growth, that’s a pretty good deal.  Microequities have…

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Bulletproof Networks: HY15 results (BPF)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Leon

BPF released their HY15 results this week, showing the following results on PCP:   Revenue $11.9M (up 46%) Underlying EBITDA $1.2M (up 20%) NPAT $808k (HY14 $95.7k loss) Underlying NPAT $567k loss (Due to performance share revaluations)   So the business is now making money, having doubled staff in 12 months, and are growing revenues…

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Berkshire Hathaway’s 2014 Letter

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Leon

Every year when it comes out, I read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders.  I’ve come to know the key businesses within Berkshire Hathaway, and it inspires me to think long-term as Buffett reflects on the performance of his own investment decisions over many decades.   The letter reflecting on 2014 celebrates 50 years of management,…

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Reverse Corp HY15 earnings (REF)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Leon

Reverse Corp provided an earnings update for HY15 this week, and confirmed things were still moving in the right direction: Revenue $4.51M (up 4%) EBITDA $1.84M (up 16%) NPAT $1.05M (up 56%)   So revenue nearly flat, with increased profitability thanks to more efficient operations at 1800 Reverse. OzContacts is now breakeven, so we can anticipate…

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