SYDNEY—One of the world’s biggest suppliers of wooden pallets for moving goods around the supply chain is in the takeover sights of European private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Brambles Ltd. BXB 11.22% , which has a market value of around $11.4 billion, said on Monday that it is in early […]
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Jeff Bezos knew this day was coming. Back in April the Amazon boss warned of an impending market slowdown, tweeting that the epic tech boom experienced during the last two years could not last for ever. “Most people dramatically underestimate the remarkableness of this bull run,” he said. “Such things […]
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON) defied analyst predictions to release its first-quarter results, which were ahead of market expectations. The company beat both earnings and revenue forecasts, with revenue of US$256m, some 9.1% above estimates, and statutory earnings per share (EPS) coming in at US$0.76, 2,774% ahead of expectations. Following the […]
If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for? In a perfect world, we’d like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. […]
Text size Exxon has been investing in its refining business while others in the industry have been holding back. Eric Thayer/Getty Images Exxon Mobil has zigged where other giant energy companies have zagged, putting it in a prime spot to ride surging energy prices and hand cash to shareholders now […]
What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Amongst other things, we’ll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company’s amount of capital employed. […]