Toll Holdings (TOL) (MIR680)

The logistics company (AU: TOL) has indicated that gross profit (EBIT) before one-off items could fall to $400m - $420m for the year to June, compared with $436m last year. It is al ...

Guinness Peat Group (GPG) (MIR679)

The New Zealand Shareholders Association, of which I recently became a member, is encouraging shareholders to vote against the re-election of Sir Ron Brierley to the board of ailing in ...

Trademe (TME) (MIR678)

When the company (listed on both the NZX and ASX with the code TME) released its prospectus in November, I felt the shares were fully priced but I recommended investors take up shares ...

Cavalier Corporation (MIR 676)

Few share prices have performed over the past year as poorly as wool scourer and carpet maker Cavalier (NZ: CAV). CAV shares have fallen by 50% as it has suffered from a high $NZ, ...

Restaurant Brands (RBD) (MIR 675)

The fast food purveyor, with high visibility brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, has had a rough time in the past year, with its share price falling by a third. This migh ...

Bank of Queensland (BOQ) (MIR 673)

While not in the same league as the majors such as CBA and ANZ, this bank (AU: BOQ) was one of the fastest growing in Australia in the boom banking years. It was helped in this regar ...

F&P Healthcare (MIR 672)

Like many healthcare shares, FPH survived the GFC pretty well, therefore it has been a disappointment to many since that its shares have trended down for some time. Currency has h ...

Pumpkin Patch (PPL) (MIR 671)

In October last year (MIR 652) I reviewed two companies that had similar characteristics, but one was much younger than the other. Those were specialist clothing retailers Billab ...

Wesfarmers (WES) (MIR 670)

While it is a conglomerate, offering insurance, farm services, safety products and so on, Wesfarmers’ (AU: WES) two core business are coal and retailing. Both of the latter are ha ...

Goodman Fielder (GFF) (MIR 669)

Share in the ailing food business (GFF) rocketed this week after Singaporean palm oil business Wilmar International snapped up 10.1% of the company and announced it might buy more. ...