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More About This Title TOP STOCKS 2017: A SHAREBUYER'S GUIDE TO LEADING AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES
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Top Stocks 2017 is your expert guide to the Australian sharemarket. Now in its 23rd edition, this book represents the benchmark standard of rigorous analysis and stringent selection to give you the inside scoop on the nation's top companies. From beginner to expert, regardless of your portfolio size, renowned financial journalist Martin Roth guides you toward the stocks that offer the best low-risk, long-term value for your money. You'll see how Australian companies stack up in terms of profits, debt and dividends, with over 100 charts and tables by best-selling author Alan Hull. No hype, no nonsense and not a single bit of spin – just the time-tested methods and expert analysis that have made Roth a household name.
Martin Roth isn't swayed by big names or media coverage, and he doesn't listen to the pundits. He applies strict analyses to financial data to paint a real-world picture of each company's outlook. The numbers don't lie, and this book gives you access to their testimony so you know where to put your money in 2017.
- Learn what the experts have to say about the year's best stocks
- Compare sales and profits across companies with in-depth analysis
- Find financial rankings for the top Australian companies
- Look beyond share prices to see the real measure of a company's worth
You work hard for your money, yet the investing world is crowded with people who would have you throw it away on the latest trend. Martin Roth cuts through the fat and the noise to help you make your money work for you for a change. Invest smarter this year with Top Stocks 2017, the definitive guide to Australia's best picks.
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MARTIN ROTH is an internationally successful financial journalist. Based in Melbourne, he is one of Australia's leading authors of investment books.
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Introduction xvii
PART I: the companies
1300SMILES Limited 2
Adelaide Brighton Limited 4
Altium Limited 6
Ansell Limited 8
ARB Corporation Limited 10
ASX Limited 12
AUB Group Limited 14
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited 16
Beyond International Limited 18
BigAir Group Limited 20
Blackmores Limited 22
Breville Group Limited 24
BT Investment Management Limited 26
Cabcharge Australia Limited 28
Caltex Australia Limited 30
Cedar Woods Properties Limited 32
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited 34
Cochlear Limited 36
Codan Limited 38
Collection House Limited 40
Collins Foods Limited 42
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 44
Corporate Travel Management Limited 46
Countplus Limited 48
Credit Corp Group Limited 50
CSR Limited 52
Data#3 Limited 54
Domino’s Pizza
Enterprises Limited 56
DWS Limited 58
Event Hospitality & Entertainment Limited 60
Fantastic Holdings Limited 62
Finbar Group Limited 64
Flight Centre Travel Group Limited 66
Fortescue Metals Group Limited 68
G8 Education Limited 70
GBST Holdings Limited 72
GR Engineering Services Limited 74
Greencross Limited 76
GUD Holdings Limited 78
GWA Group Limited 80
Hansen Technologies Limited 82
Harvey Norman Holdings Limited 84
IMF Bentham Limited 86
Infomedia Limited 88
Integrated Research Limited 90
IOOF Holdings Limited 92
IRESS Limited 94
JB Hi-Fi Limited 96
Lendlease Group 98
Macquarie Group Limited 100
Magellan Financial Group Limited 102
McMillan Shakespeare Limited 104
Mineral Resources Limited 106
MNF Group Limited 108
Monadelphous Group Limited 110
Money3 Corporation Limited 112
Mortgage Choice Limited 114
MyState Limited 116
National Australia Bank Limited 118
Navitas Limited 120
NIB Holdings Limited 122
Nick Scali Limited 124
Northern Star Resources Limited 126
Objective Corporation Limited 128
Perpetual Limited 130
Platinum Asset Management Limited 132
Pro Medicus Limited 134
Prophecy International Holdings Limited 136
RCG Corporation Limited 138
REA Group Limited 140
Reece Limited 142
The Reject Shop Limited 144
Retail Food Group Limited 146
Rio Tinto Limited 148
SAI Global Limited 150
Seek Limited 152
Servcorp Limited 154
Seven West Media Limited 156
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited 158
Sirtex Medical Limited 160
Sonic Healthcare Limited 162
Super Retail Group Limited 164
Tabcorp Holdings Limited 166
Tassal Group Limited 168
Technology One Limited 170
Vita Group Limited 172
Webjet Limited 174
Wellcom Group Limited 176
Westpac Banking Corporation 178
Woolworths Limited 180
PART II: the tables
A Market capitalisation 185
B Revenues 186
C Year-on-year revenues growth 187
D EBIT margin 188
E Year-on-year EBIT margin growth 189
F After-tax profit 190
G Year-on-year earnings per share growth 191
H Return on equity 192
I Year-on-year return on equity growth 193
J Debt-to-equity ratio 194
K Current ratio 195
L Price/earnings ratio 196
M Price-to-NTA-per-share ratio 197
N Dividend yield 198
O Year-on-year dividend growth 199
P Five-year share price return 200
Q Non-interest income to total income 201
R Cost-to-income ratio 201
S Return on assets 201
