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Smartpay Holdings Ltd (ASX: SMP) shares have stormed out of a trading halt this morning to be up by as much as 14.29% in early trade. The trading halt was put in place on Wednesday, pending the announcement of a capital raising.

Dual-listed on the NZX, Smartpay is a small-cap payments share that has been trading on the ASX since 2013. With a share price of 46 cents at the time of writing, the company’s market capitalisation sits at around $80 million.

Smartpay is an independent full-service EFTPOS provider, directly servicing more than 25,000 merchants with around 35,000 EFTPOS terminals across Australia and New Zealand.

What did Smartpay announce?

Before the market opened this morning, Smartpay revealed it has raised $13 million via a placement to institutional, sophisticated, and professional investors.

Unlike many other ASX shares raising capital at meaningful discounts to their last closing price, Smartpay offered no discount to investors. It completed the raising at an issue price of 42 cents, which was in line with its last closing price on Tuesday.

Smartpay also intends to undertake a share purchase plan for retail investors at the same price of 42 cents, with more details to be announced next week.

According to the company, the funds raised will be used to capitalise the business for growth in both the Australian and New Zealand markets, as well as strengthen its balance sheet through debt reduction.

Commenting on the successful raising, managing director Bradley Gerdis, said:

After having proved up the Australian growth opportunity, as evidenced in our strong revenue growth figures recently released to the market for the year ended 31 March 2020, we are now readying the business to resume and accelerate our Australian growth and to pursue opportunities in the NZ market as we come through the COVID period.

Recent headline results

Earlier this week, Smartpay revealed it had seen a steady recovery in merchant transactions over the past 4 weeks – so much so that aggregate transactional revenue had recovered to 75% of pre-COVID-19 levels.

Prior to this, the company released a trading update in April, informing a 40% decline in aggregate transactional revenues as government restrictions affected the trading conditions of many of Smartpay’s merchants.

With a financial year ending 31 March, Smartpay recently revealed unaudited full-year FY20 revenue of NZ$28.3 million, up 34% from last year’s result of NZ$21.1 million.

The company expects the effects of COVID-19 to further entrench cashless and contactless payments and believes it is well-positioned to benefit from these positive tailwinds.

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Motley Fool contributor Cathryn Goh has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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Will Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) join the likes of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) and CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) and be an ASX blue chip of tomorrow?

The way the Afterpay share price has been performing in recent weeks would indicate so, at least.

Afterpay shares have been on an absolute tear since reaching a two-year low back in March. Then, Afterpay reached as low as $8.01 a share – a level not seen since June 2018.

Today, it’s a different story, with Afterpay at fresh all-time highs above $44 a share. Anyone who picked up some Afterpay shares in late March would be looking at a gain of over 400% in just two months.

So will this breakneck growth continue for Afterpay long enough to justify that coveted ‘blue chip’ status?

Does Afterpay have what it takes to become an ASX blue chip?

On current prices, Afterpay has a market capitalisation of $11.9 billion. That’s enough to put the company in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) to be sure – even into the ASX 50. But (at the time of writing), there is still a lot of space between Afterpay’s market cap, and the market cap of real ASX blue chips like Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW), Commonwealth Bank and CSL.

But there’s more to being a blue chip than just sheer size.

The term ‘blue chip’ derives from poker, where the highest value gambling tiles are coloured blue. Conventionally, ‘blue chip’ shares represent not just size, but safe cash flows and a robust business model. Afterpay is yet to fulfil those two criteria in my view.

But that doesn’t mean it won’t in the near future.

Afterpay’s opportunity for ‘blue chip’ status

For Afterpay to be a true ASX blue chip, I think it has to cement its position in the crowded field of the payments sector. It will need to prove it can become reliably profitable and prove it can fend off competition from the real blue chips in the payments space – the US giants MasterCard and Visa.

These companies are stupendously profitable and have market caps of $US292.2 billion and US$405.8 billion respectively.

Australia is a fantastic economy, but it’s my belief that it doesn’t offer Afterpay enough scale and ammunition for ‘blue chip’ status on its own, given Afterpay’s small-margin ‘clip the ticket’ business model. For Afterpay to truly succeed and become a blue chip, it needs to operate on a global scale much like MasterCard and Visa.

The good news is that Afterpay is heading in the right direction. Its US growth numbers are very pleasing, as are its numbers from the UK and Europe. Its partnership with Chinese giant, Tencent Holdings is also conducive for growth opportunities in Asia.

We’ll have to see if Afterpay can truly become an ASX blue chip. But I think it’s treading the right path!

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Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of AFTERPAY T FPO. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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The reopening of the Australian economy and record-low interest rates has made the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) rife with opportunities. For investors interested in the technology sector, here are three leading ASX 200 tech shares to consider buying today. 

1. EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) 

The EML share price ascended to an almost ‘market darling’ status following years of consistent organic growth and strategic acquisitions. However, global social distancing and lockdown measures due to the coronavirus have derailed its business model that is largely dependent on shopping centres and recreational activities. 

Prior to EML’s acquisition of Irish firm, Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), its revenue from shopping centre gift cards represented approximately 65% of group revenues. Its long-term strategy is to diversify its earnings away from its dependency on shopping centres. The acquisition of PFS pivoted its earnings to more General Purpose Reloadable (GPR) than Gift & Incentive (G&I). GPRs have various applications including salary packaging benefit accounts, fintech and digital banking, and sports betting/gaming. 

I believe EML’s positive business update and depressed share price bodes well with the reopening global economy. Its G&I segment should see volumes recover as lockdowns ease and trading conditions improve. 

2. Data#3 Limited (ASX: DTL) 

Data#3 is a business communications technology leader that provides an integrated array of solutions including cloud, mobility, security data and analytics and IT lifecycle management. The company’s 1H20 results announced that revenue had increased by 11.6% to $718.9m and NPAT jumped 41.5% to $8.7m. 

On 2 April the company provided an update on the impact of COVID-19. It cited that, to date, there has been no material change to its overall sales pipeline. Customers have been shifting their priorities to address immediate remote working, cloud and security requirements. Its performance to date and current pipeline of opportunities will help it achieve its full year financial objectives.

However, it noted that its performance is typically dependent on significant earnings in the fourth quarter, and it is too early to provide more specific guidance at this point in time. It reassured the market that approximately 60% of its revenue is recurring from contracts with government and large corporate customers. 

3. Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR) 

Tyro is one of the many businesses that will benefit from a reopening Australian economy. The company offers payment solutions for credit and debit card transactions.

As of 30 June 2019, 77% of Tyro’s merchants were SMEs and 86% were in the health, hospitality and retail sectors. Despite these sectors being hit the hardest by lockdown rules, Tyro only experienced a 38% fall in transaction values in April and 20% fall in the first two weeks of May (on prior corresponding period). The reopening of retail, restaurants and cafes should see volumes improve moving forward. 

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Lina Lim has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of Emerchants Limited and Tyro Payments. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Data#3 Ltd. and Emerchants Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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Australia’s top brokers have been busy adjusting their estimates and recommendations again, leading to the release of a large number of broker notes this week.

Three broker buy ratings that have caught my eye are summarised below. Here’s why brokers think these ASX shares are in the buy zone:

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL)

According to a note out of UBS, its analysts have retained their buy rating and lifted the price target on this gaming technology company’s shares to $31.80. The broker believes investors need to overlook the difficult trading conditions it is facing at present and focus on the future. It remains positive on its outlook thanks to its fast-growing digital business and the reopening of casinos. I agree with UBS on Aristocrat and would be a buyer of its shares.

Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN)

A note out of Morgan Stanley reveals that its analysts have retained their overweight rating but trimmed the price target on this airport operator’s shares slightly to $5.20. According to the note, the broker expects Qantas’ passenger numbers to return to previous levels in 2023. Though, a return to profitability is likely to come a year earlier. This should mean it has sufficient liquidity to ride out the storm. I think Qantas could be a good option for investors, but you might want to restrict an investment to just a small part of your portfolio. Just in case there is a second wave that hinders the reopening of Australia.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS)

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have retained their conviction buy rating but trimmed the price target on this telco giant’s shares slightly to $4.05. According to the note, the broker has been looking into the sustainability of its 16 cents per share dividend. It concludes that it sees little risk of a cut in the next three years, even after stress testing several bear case scenarios. I think Goldman Sachs is spot on and Telstra would be a great option for investors at the current level.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Telstra Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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ASX dividend shares are a great way to boost your income.

Cash is still a good way to protect your capital value. But what if you’re trying to make an income? It hardly earns anything any more. But dividends can be the answer. Businesses are still earning profits and paying out dividends. Even during this coronavirus period. 

Here are the three best ASX dividend shares I’d buy right now:

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL)

Soul Patts could be the best ASX dividend share when it comes to reliability. It has increased its dividend every year since 2000. It has also paid a dividend every year since it listed in 1903, including through all of the wars and recessions.

The way Soul Patts is able to do this is because it’s an investment conglomerate that’s invested in a variety of different businesses and industries such as TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) and soon it’ll be invested in regional data centres.

Each year Soul Patts pays out the majority of its investment income that it receives, less the expenses it pays for.

It’s the type of business that you can invest in and hold for many years to come. What’s the yield for the ASX dividend share? It has a grossed-up dividend yield of 4.7%.

Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW)

Brickworks is another great option in my opinion. This ASX dividend share hasn’t decreased its dividend for more than four decades. It owns a range of building products businesses which are among the biggest in Australia, particularly the brickmaking divisions.

The recent expansion into the US through acquisitions should be a smart move if Brickworks can become more efficient there over time.

What’s particularly attractive at the moment is that Brickworks’ share price has fallen so hard, but it’s actually invested in an industrial property trust along with Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) which generates good reliable cashflow. It also owns a large stake of Soul Patts shares. Soul Patts also owns a large chunk of Brickworks.

The non-construction businesses alone are creating enough cashflow for Brickworks to keep paying the dividend. It currently has a grossed-up dividend yield of 6%. I think that’s solid

WAM Research Limited (ASX: WLE)

WAM Research is one of the best listed investment companies (LICs) for income. It has grown its dividend every year since the GFC.

The ASX dividend share has a grossed-up dividend yield of 10.4%. It manages to fund such a large dividend by generating strong investment returns by targeting small and medium shares where there’s a catalyst to boost the share price.

Dividends have to be funded by the profit reserve, but it’s currently healthy for the LIC.

Foolish takeaway

Each of these ASX dividend shares have attractive income prospects and could be much better ideas for income compared to the overall ASX. But Soul Patts would be my preferred pick for long-term income.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison owns shares of Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Brickworks and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price is weathering the COVID-19 market meltdown better than most, but the calm could be marred by another mobile plan price war.

The risks of a price war are growing now that the merger between TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) and Vodaphone is largely fait accompli.

A return of the bruising battle between mobile operators in late 2018 will almost certainly see the Telstra share price suffer after a period of relative outperformance.

While the stock is down by around 13% since the start of the year, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO) is lagging with a 17% decline due to the pandemic.

Smaller battle

The good news is that any new mobile war is unlikely to be as value destroying as the last one, according to UBS.

The broker is witnessing increasingly evidence of mobile discounting returning but believes the discounts will be more tactical this time round as opposed to outright price cuts on plans.

The tactical discounts are those that apply when customers bundle services or when existing customers add new services.

Itching for a fight

But Vodafone may be more motivated to win greater market share due to its greater exposure to international students. The number of these students have plummeted since the global coronavirus lockdown.

This means the number three network is likely to post falling subscriber numbers while Telstra gains subs.

Vodafone may also be forced to be more aggressive due to pressure from Telstra’s flanker brands. These brands sell lower cost plans under Belong and JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH).  

UBS pointed out that the flanker brands are pressuring the average revenue per user (ARPU) across the industry by more than the market realises.

Further, Vodafone is likely to feel the heat to act as its ability to grow ARPU through 5G is more limited than Telstra.

Showing restrain

“We flag that whilst the benign industry status quo suits TLS best with its c50% share, the #3 player Vodafone may be less content with its existing c20% share. We therefore expect discounting to return incrementally,” said UBS.

“With industry post-tax ROICs [return on invested capital] (ex NBN migration payments) now only c4% vs c10% at FY16, MNOs [mobile network operators] simply cannot afford another downward repricing of their customer books.”

Who would have thought we can count on skinner returns and the cash crunch from the COVID-19 fallout to protect Telstra shareholders!

Foolish takeaway

But this doesn’t mean Telstra is out of the woods. UBS believes consensus earnings forecasts for our largest telco may be too optimistic as the market doesn’t seem to be pricing in any real competition.

On the other hand, I think as long as Telstra can cover its dividend payouts, investors will be willing to tolerate a hungrier competitor.

The fact is, the number of reliable and high dividend paying ASX stocks are in short supply.

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Motley Fool contributor Brendon Lau owns shares of Telstra Limited and TPG Telecom Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Telstra Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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If you’re planning to invest into the Australian share market, then one of the shares listed below could be worth considering whether you’re looking for growth, income, or value.

Here’s why I think these shares are in the buy zone:

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL)

This gaming technology company could be a good option for value investors. The earnings of its core poker machine business have been hit hard by the pandemic and are likely to remain subdued until casinos reopen again. But once things return to normal, I expect Aristocrat’s group earnings to accelerate materially. Especially given the impressive growth being exhibited by its digital segment. Based on this, I estimate that its shares are changing hands at just 18x FY 2021 earnings. Given its positive long term outlook, I think this is a real gift for investors.

Pushpay Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: PPH)

Growth investors might want to consider an investment in this donor management platform provider. Pushpay is rapidly bringing the church market into the modern age with its increasingly popular platform. The company has just recorded exceptionally strong operating profit growth in FY 2020 and is guiding to further strong growth in FY 2021. Looking beyond this, management believes it has a massive market opportunity. And thanks to the quality of its platform, I expect it to capture a big slice of it.

Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD)

If you’re an income investor and can afford to be patient, then this airport operator could be a good option. The pandemic has impacted the travel and tourism markets materially in 2020, but they will recover in time. I suspect that domestic travel will recover reasonably quickly, with international travel taking another 12 months after that to recover. In light of this, I estimate that Sydney Airport will pay a 27 cents per share dividend in FY 2021 and then a 37 cents per share dividend in FY 2022. This implies yields of 4.7% and 6.5%, respectively, over the two years. I think this makes it a good option for patient investors.

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I’m a big fan of growth shares, so feel quite fortunate to have a large number of quality options to choose from on the Australian share market.

And while the coronavirus crisis could stifle their growth in the immediate term, I believe many of them will bounce back strongly in FY 2021.

Three growth shares that I believe could provide market-beating returns for investors over the next decade are listed below. Here’s why I think growth investors ought to consider buying them:

Altium Limited (ASX: ALU)

Altium is an electronic design software company which I believe has the potential to generate strong returns for investors over the next decade. This is thanks to the company’s award-winning Altium Designer platform, which is exposed to the rapidly growing Internet of Things market. Altium is aiming for market leadership by 2025 with 100,000 Altium Designer subscribers. It expects this to lead to US$500 million revenue, up from its forecast for almost US$200 million in FY 2020.

Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB)

Another growth share which could be destined for big things is Bubs. It is an infant formula and baby food company which has been growing at a very strong rate over the last few years. And thanks to some recent supply agreements with major supermarkets, it looks well-placed to continue this positive form. Especially given the growing demand for ANZ-manufactured infant formula in the lucrative China market.

Xero Limited (ASX: XRO)

Another growth share to consider buying is cloud-based business and accounting software provider, Xero. Although the pandemic is likely to weigh on its subscriber growth in the immediate term, I believe its long term outlook remains very positive. Especially given how the company estimates that less than 20% of the global English-speaking SME market is using cloud-based accounting software. I believe this provides it with a significant runway for growth over the next decade. 

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In early afternoon trade the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to end the week on a disappointing note. The benchmark index is currently down 0.5% to 5,522.9 points.

Four shares that have not let that hold them back are listed below. Here’s why they are pushing higher:

The Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) share price is up 2% to $26.60. The catalyst for this gain appears to be a broker note out of Citi this morning. Although the gaming technology company fell short of its expectations in the first half, it remains positive on its future prospects. So much so, it has retained its buy rating and lifted the price target on its shares to $30.10.

The Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) share price is up almost 2% to $44.75. Investors have been buying this payments company’s shares this week after it revealed very strong customer growth in the United States. According to its update, two years after launching in the country, it has 5 million active U.S. customers on its platform. Impressively, 1 million of these customers were added in the last 10 weeks during the pandemic.

The Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) share price is up 5.5% to $11.69. Investors have been buying a number of travel booking shares on Friday despite there being no news out of them. Investors may be hopeful that the potential development of a successful vaccine could unlock global borders and accelerate the recovery of international tourism.

The Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) share price is up 1.5% to $5.67. This follows the release of its virtual annual general meeting presentation this morning. That presentation revealed that the airport operator has no plans to raise equity in the near future. The company also confirmed there will be no interim distribution in FY 2020. Looking ahead, it will be waiting for clarity on the path to recovery before confirming future distribution plans.

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