Month: May 2022

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) is one of the largest ASX dividend-paying shares. It has a market capitalisation of $179 billion, according to the ASX. But how big could the CBA dividend be in 2022 and 2023?

CBA is the largest of the big four ASX banks. CBA, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC), and National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) have been steadily growing their dividends after significant cuts during the COVID-19-hit year of 2020.

Australia’s largest bank increased its latest interim dividend in its FY22 half-year result.

Dividend growth in FY22?

CBA’s board decided to grow the half-year dividend by 17% year on year to $1.75 per share. That represented a normalised cash payout ratio of around 70% which was in line with the board’s interim target payout ratio normalised for long run loan loss rates.

The broker Ord Minnett expects CBA to pay an annual dividend per share of $3.80 in the FY22 full-year result.

If CBA were to pay that projected dividend, then that translates into a grossed-up dividend yield of 5.2% at the current CBA share price. It would also represent year-on-year growth of 8.6% compared to the annual dividend in FY21.

The major bank’s latest profit update showed that it generated $2.4 billion of cash net profit after tax (NPAT) in the three months to 31 March 2022. This was down 2% year on year when comparing continuing operations.

FY23 expectations

CBA is expected to increase its dividend again in FY23.

Ord Minnett has pencilled in that CBA could pay an annual dividend of $4.05 per share in the 2023 financial year.

If CBA were to pay a dividend of that size, it would equate to a grossed-up dividend yield of 5.5%. That dividend payout would represent an increase of 6.6% compared to the projected dividend for FY22.

Is the CBA share price good value?

There are many brokers that seem to think that the CBA share price is a bit overpriced.

Ord Minnett currently has a hold rating on the business. However, the target price is $93 which suggests a decline of more than 10% over the next 12 months.

Citi rates the big bank as a sell, with a price target of $90.75. The broker thinks that CBA’s margins could continue to be challenged in the near term as growth slows. However, Citi is expecting CBA to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 6.25% in FY23.

Macquarie is another broker that has a negative rating on CBA, with a price target of $90. This broker also thinks that the profit margin could continue to be challenged.

One of the most positive brokers on the CBA share price is Credit Suisse, which is neutral on the bank with a price target of $102.80. It thinks that CBA will benefit from rising interest rates.

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Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) is one of the biggest dividend payers in Australia. Some analysts think its shares are undervalued and that it can pay a large dividend.

The ASX mining share is one of the biggest iron ore miners, along with BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG).

Rio Tinto is making a lot of profit at the moment with many commodity prices higher than they have been in recent years.

The iron ore miner paid a large dividend in FY21 and analysts are expecting another large annual dividend in this financial year.

Dividend expectations

The broker Macquarie thinks that Rio Tinto is going to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 16.5% in FY22 and then 11.4% in FY23. So, Macquarie thinks that double-digit yields are going to come from Rio Tinto in the next couple of years.

Ord Minnett has some estimates on Rio Tinto’s upcoming dividends as well. This broker has projected a grossed-up dividend yield of 15.5% in FY22 and 12% in FY23.

However, the broker Morgans is a bit less optimistic about the size of the next few dividends. Morgans has predicted a grossed-up dividend yield of 13.9% in FY22 and 10.6% in FY23.

The consensus seems to be that Rio Tinto shareholders are going to keep receiving bucketloads of cash in the next two financial years.

But does the Rio Tinto share price offer good upside?

Macquarie certainly thinks so with a buy rating and a price target of $140, implying a possible upside of more than 25% over the next 12 months.

The broker notes the efforts by Rio Tinto to increase its copper exposure, which is important for the company’s planned growth.

Ord Minnett is less optimistic about the business. It only rates the miner as a hold, with a price target of $116. That implies a mid-single-digit potential rise of the Rio Tinto share price in the next 12 months.

A key reason for the rating is that shipments have been disappointing and the broker doesn’t think that Rio Tinto will perform well when it comes to the guidance.

Morgans also has a hold rating on the business, with a price target of just $114. At the moment, commodity prices are helping Rio Tinto even though it has been disappointing on the mining operations side of things.

Latest update

In the three months to 31 March 2022, Rio Tinto said that its iron ore shipments were down 15% quarter on quarter to 71.5mt. Aluminium production was down 3% quarter on quarter to 738kt and mined copper production was down 5% quarter on quarter to 125kt.

Rio Tinto share price snapshot

Despite all of the volatility in 2022, the Rio Tinto share price has managed to rise by more than 10% this year.

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If you’re looking for ASX dividend shares to buy, then the two listed below could be worth considering.

Here’s what you need to know about these dividend shares:

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (ASX: HDN)

The first ASX dividend share to look at is the HomeCo Daily Needs REIT. This property company invests in convenience-based assets across neighbourhood retail, large format retail, and health and services.

Goldman Sachs is a fan of the company and has a buy rating and $1.70 price target on its shares. It recently commented: “We believe HDN is undervalued at its current valuation given its diversified tenant base, and see it as well positioned to benefit from the shift to omni channel retailing, with additional external growth opportunities to drive earnings growth over the medium-term.”

The broker also expects larger than average dividends in the near term. It is forecasting dividends per share of 8 cents in FY 2022 and 9 cents in FY 2023. Based on the current HomeCo Daily Needs share price of $1.33, this will mean dividend yields of 6% and 6.75%, respectively.

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES)

Another ASX dividend share to consider is Wesfarmers. It is the conglomerate behind brands such as Kmart, Officeworks, Priceline, Catch, Bunnings, and a wide range of industrial businesses.

Morgans is a fan of the company and has an add rating and $58.50 price target on its shares. It commented: “WES possesses one of the highest quality retail portfolios in Australia with strong brands including Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Officeworks. The company is run by a highly regarded management team and the balance sheet is healthy. While Covid-related staff shortages are proving to be a challenge, the core Bunnings division (>60% of group EBIT) remains a solid performer as consumers continue to invest in their homes. We see the recent pullback in the share price as a good entry point for longer term investors.”

As for dividends, Morgans is forecasting fully franked dividends per share of $1.62 in FY 2022 and $1.81 in FY 2023. Based on the current Wesfarmers share price of $46.31, this will mean yields of 3.5% and 3.9%, respectively.

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Share markets in both Australia and the United States are in a skittish mood.

The slightest nudge, through a new economic statistic or a few words from the head of the central bank, can send stocks plummeting or skyrocketing.

The last few weeks have been especially brutal for ASX shares, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) plunging 6.6% since 21 April.

Yikes.

In such scary and volatile times, it’s worth looking back at the companies that changed our lives.

They once improved the way Australians do things so much that now we can’t imagine living without them.

Those “disruptors” could point to ASX shares that could roar back when markets return to optimism.

Disruptors that ‘revolutionised’ our lives

According to financial commentator Bob Kohut, there are three ASX-listed companies that fit the “disruptors” bill:

• Seek Limited (ASX: SEK)
• REA Group Limited (ASX: REA)
• Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX: CAR)

Carsales shares have risen more than 400% since listing in 2009, while Seek has gained a massive 950% since its 2005 float.

The REA stock price has skyrocketed more than 11,700% since 1999.

“Here in Australia, three companies revolutionised not only the way consumers bought homes and cars and found jobs, but also the way the businesses selling these commodities grabbed consumer attention,” Kohut said on The Bull.

“All three were founded in the mid-1990s.”

Despite the stereotype of growth stocks keeping all their earnings for reinvestment back into the business, all three ASX shares have consistently paid out dividends over the past decade.

Bright future for the trio

And all three ASX shares have faced disruptor challengers themselves, and seen them off.

“[Seek] has broadened its scope to include Seek Learning, offering educational opportunities as well as Seek Business for the selling of business and franchising opportunities, and an investment vehicle – the Seek Growth Fund,” said Kohut.

“REA considers itself as much a technology company as a media company as through the years the company has used technology to provide value-added services for its entire customer base.”

Kohut noted, despite the spectacular growth over two decades, analysts feel like it has “petrol left in its tank”.

“In FY 2020, the company saw a slight dip in revenue while still increasing its profit before rising again in FY 2021 with an 18% increase in profit and a 13% revenue increase,” he said.

“Half-year 2022 results continue unabated, with revenues rising 25% and NPAT [net profit after tax] up 33%.”

Carsales’ latest results were a “cause for investor optimism”, Kohut added.

“Both reported revenue and profit were up 22% with the largest growth (38%) coming from private sellers and buyers, due in part to a reduction in use of public transport, international travel, and work commuting.”

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Ask A Fund Manager

The Motley Fool chats with fund managers so that you can get an insight into how the professionals think. In this edition, Catapult Wealth portfolio manager Tim Haselum explains why he loves the look of two healthcare ASX shares at the moment.

Hottest ASX shares

MF: What are the two best stock buys right now?

TH: The two that we like at the moment are Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) and CSL Limited (ASX: CSL). They’re both very telling that they’re both in the healthcare space, right? 

Pro Medicus, it’s a high [price-to-earnings ratio] PE, growthy type stock. It may have more downside, but certainly given it’s a pretty quality company, we think it makes sense to just ease an average into it. 

This is a leading provider of imaging software that’s aggressively expanded overseas, especially the US. About 70% of revenues are from the US. It’s basically a valuation issue. The business is fantastic. The last reporting revenue was up 40%, EBIT was up 54%.

It looks like they’re the best product in the market in terms of imaging, right? For us, the expansion is just a waiting game for more hospitals to come onboard and that’s more around product life cycle and renewals. Once these other major hospitals look at their product suite, well then maybe Pro Medicus continues to win contracts. 

We think that even though it’s a high PE stock and yes, it’s getting smashed, well, if this can keep on going, this is a pretty good entry point.

And CSL — I mean, everybody knows CSL, right? It’s a growth stock that’s starting to look more like value. But you think about what they’re doing, it’s life-saving and non-discretionary healthcare. 

Even though some healthcare’s pulled back recently, when you think about the US [going] to a recession or whatever happens, what’s likely to still have good operating earnings? It’s CSL, and we know the story of some things are holding back, obviously currency’s not good, but we’ve got issues with supply for blood due to migration and borders, and demand for blood due to elective surgeries being postponed.

But they’ve got a great track history of all these acquisitions where the market says “Oh, you paid too much” [but] they turn it around. They’ve got a really good history of really adding these businesses that are aligned to their philosophy and turning them into gold. 

Both of those, even though more on the higher PE side, we think they’re good buys to slowly ease into it.

MF: Pro Medicus still has a PE ratio of more than 100, even with the share price cooling down. But you feel like the business has enough growth in it that it will catch up to the share price?

TH: What it’s done, even during the worst of COVID, when hospitals were completely clogged up, they won contracts. That’s amazing. If they could do that in those times, imagine what they can do when things are back to normal. 

It just seems across the world, when we speak to research providers, when they speak to the people on the ground, they love the product. The product is good. And it’s one of those things where you look at the numbers on one side, but you’ve got to look at the other side. Are people positive on it? The people who are actually in the know and actually using it, do they like it? They do. It does look like they have the best product.

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On Tuesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gave back its morning gains and finished in the red. The benchmark index fell 0.3% to 7,128.8 points.

Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Wednesday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to rise

The Australian share market looks set to push higher on Wednesday despite a poor night of trade in the US. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 11 points or 0.15% higher this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones rose 0.15%, the S&P 500 fell 0.8%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 2.35%.

BHP demerger

The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is likely to sink deep into the red on Wednesday. This is because the Big Australian’s shares are trading ex-dividend for its in-specie dividend this morning. This in-specie dividend will see eligible shareholders receive one new Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WPD) share for every 5.534 BHP shares they own. These shares have a total market value of $26.5 billion at current prices, so BHP may see its market capitalisation fall in line with this today.

Oil prices fall

Energy producers such as Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) could have a subdued day after oil prices pulled back. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is down 0.5% to US$109.78 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price has fallen slightly to US$113.40 a barrel. US oil prices softened amid speculation that President Biden could ban oil exports.

Pilbara Minerals’ BMX auction

The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price will be in focus today following the release of the results of the fifth Battery Material Exchange (BMX) auction. A cargo of 5,000 tonnes at a target grade of ~5.5% lithia was presented for sale on the platform and received a winning bid of US$5,955 per dry metric tonne (dmt). Management advised that strong interest was received in both participation and bidding by a broad range of buyers. The winning bid is an improvement on the fourth BMX auction which reported a winning bid of US$5,650 dmt.

Gold price rises

Gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) could have a good day after the gold price pushed higher overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is up 0.95% to US$1,865.4 an ounce. A pullback in the US dollar boosted the gold price.

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If you’re looking for some new growth shares to buy, then it could be worth considering the three ASX shares listed below.

Here’s what you need to know about these highly rated growth shares:

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP)

The first ASX growth share to look at is this pizza chain operator. Domino’s could be a top option for investors after a significant pullback in its share price. Especially those that are willing to make a long term investment. This is due to the company’s bold expansion plans, which sees it aiming to more than double its network by FY 2033. It also has the balance sheet strength to add to its network, extending its market opportunity further. Morgans is very positive on Domino’s and believes “there is meaningful upside to the current share price over the next 12 months.”

Morgans has an add rating and $100.00 price target on its shares.

Lovisa Holdings Limited (ASX: LOV)

Another ASX growth share to look at is Lovisa. It is a fast-fashion jewellery retailer with a growing global store network. Morgans is very positive on the company and has even suggested that it could “prove to be one of the biggest success stories in Australian retail.” The broker sees a huge opportunity for Lovisa to expand internationally and appears confident that it has the management team to execute on this.

Morgans currently has an add rating and $24.00 price target on its shares.

Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)

A final growth share to look at is this global leading provider of elastic interconnection services. It has been growing at a rapid rate over the last few years thanks to increasing demand as the structural shift to the cloud continues. Analysts at Goldman Sachs are tipping this strong form to continue. It believes Megaport’s “opportunity for further growth is immense (GSe A$129bn p.a. spent on fixed enterprise networking across MP1 geographies).”

Goldman has a buy rating and $13.10 price target on its shares.

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Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) weakened as sentiment soured following Snapchat‘s (NYSE: SNAP) profit warning. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 0.28% lower at 7,128.8 points.

Local investors tip-toed through a disappointing day of trade after social media giant Snapchat fell 30% after hours. The monumental collapse in support seeped into the Australian tech sector today, falling nearly 3%. Though, the pain was felt broadly across the ASX, with all bar three segments of the market trudging lower.

However, the question is: which shares delivered the biggest returns to investors on the ASX today? Here are the top ten stocks that came through for investors:

Top 10 ASX shares countdown today

Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the lithium mining company pushed 3.70% higher as investors hold on strongly to estimates of future demand outstripping supply. Find out more about Allkem here.

The next best performing ASX share across the market today was Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU). The gold mining company gained 3.31% with prices for the precious commodity strengthening in the past 24 hours. Uncover the latest Perseus Mining details here.

Today’s top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE)	$13.46	3.70%
Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU)	$1.875	3.31%
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)	$2.90	3.20%
Ebos Group Ltd (ASX: EBO)	$35.94	2.74%
Virgin Money UK Plc (ASX: VUK)	$2.64	2.72%
Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR)	$1.33	2.70%
Sims Ltd (ASX: SGM)	$17.79	2.54%
Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL)	$5.97	2.40%
Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX: ILU)	$10.74	2.29%
New Hope Corporation Ltd (ASX: NHC)	$4.05	2.27%

Our top 10 ASX shares today countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to ensure you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the market has closed during weekdays to see which stocks make the countdown.

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Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: BTG) is bucking the wider selling trend in crypto markets today.

While its elder sibling Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the world’s number two crypto, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), are both in the red over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin Gold is up 24%.

At the current price of US$24.57, the lesser known crypto has a market cap of US$422 million, placing it at number 98 on the list of top-100 cryptos.

Though it’s worth noting that BTG is down 96% from its all-time highs of US$540, reached shortly after its launch in October 2017.

So, why is it surging today?

What is Bitcoin Gold?

Before we look at what may be driving the Bitcoin Gold price higher today as well as what exactly is this token?

Well, as we said, it’s been around since October 2017. That’s when it came into existence following what’s known as a ‘hard fork’ with Bitcoin.

Part of the goal at the time was to make the token even more decentralised than the original. According to CoinMarketCap:

BTG enhances and extends the crypto space with a blockchain closely compatible with Bitcoin but without using resources like Bitcoin hash power…

As a hard fork of the original Bitcoin token, BTG aims to revolutionise the mining process by introducing a new proof-of-work algorithm that combats the scalability issues Bitcoin struggles with.

Why the big gain today?

We can’t say with certainty, but it appears Bitcoin Gold could have gotten a boost from a tweet posted by Robert Kiyosaki, the author of personal finance book ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’.

Here’s what he posted on Twitter shortly before the crypto leapt from US$20 to US$32 inside an hour:

DAVOS, Switzerland IMF warns world faces greatest financial challenges since WWII. Global disaster has been coming for years. Desperate leaders will do desperate things. Workd War coming? God have mercy on us. Save gold, silver, Bitcoin, food, guns, and bullets.

That tweet has some 5,500 likes and has already been retweeted almost 1,000 times.

Overlooking the World War typo, crypto investors may have tuned into the gold and Bitcoin advice and opted to snap up some Bitcoin Gold.

We hope fewer took his advice to load up on guns and bullets!

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The Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd (ASX: AFI), or AFIC for short, has a long and proud history on the ASX.

It first opened its doors back in 1928 and has been following a very consistent playbook ever since. That playbook involves investing its capital into a portfolio of blue-chip ASX shares for the benefit of shareholders.

As a listed investment company (LIC), AFIC’s only purpose is to invest on behalf of its shareholders. Unlike most shares, it is not a company that sells goods or provides services.

But how is AFIC’s share portfolio looking these days? Let’s take stock of which ASX shares appear in this LIC’s portfolio.

What’s in the AFIC box?

AFIC hasn’t provided any recent updates as to exactly how many ASX shares appear in its portfolio. But what we do know is that, as of 30 April, its top 25 positions accounted for 78.6% of its total portfolio value.

So here are AFIC’s current top 10 positions:

1. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) at 9.1% of AFIC’s portfolio
2. BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) at 7.4%
3. CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) at 7.2%
4. Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) at 5.1%
5. Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) at 4.6%
6. Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) at 4.1%
7. Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) at 4%
8. National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) at 4%
9. Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) at 3.1%
10. Mainfreight Limited (NZE: MFT) at 2.7%

With a few exceptions, this list is very similar in nature to that of the broader S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) itself.

Notably, AFIC’s portfolio gives less weighting to the big four ASX bank shares in favour of Macquarie and Transurban.

It also holds a New Zealand company in Mainfreight, which is obviously not an ASX share. But these departures from the ASX 200 have historically enabled AFIC to deliver some fairly consistent outperformance of the ASX 200 over long periods of time. So no doubt shareholders won’t mind.

At the current AFIC share price, this ASX LIC has a market capitalisation of $9.8 billion, with a dividend yield of 3.01%

The post What does AFIC’s ASX share portfolio look like? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

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Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has positions in National Australia Bank Limited. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended CSL Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Wesfarmers Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Macquarie Group Limited and Westpac Banking Corporation. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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