The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price will be one to keep an eye out on Wednesday.

At yesterday’s market close, shares in the infant formula and fresh milk company finished at $5.11 apiece.

Let’s take a look at what was released to the market this morning.

A2 Milk suffers setback

In its statement, A2 Milk advised that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was deferring further consideration for an enforcement discretion to import infant milk formula (IMF) products into the United States.

The company also said it was informed by the International Dairy Foods Association that similar letters have been sent to all other pending enforcement discretion applicants.

It noted that the FDA was deferring any further review of all such applications at this time.

Earlier this month, A2 Milk shot down media speculation that suggested it was nearing approval from the FDA to sell IMF products into the US.

The news led the company’s shares to reach an intraday high of $5.08 on the day before closing at $4.90, up 7.93%.

In late May, A2 Milk rival, Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB) was granted FDA approval to ship 1.25 million tins of baby formula.

Other dairy companies have been lining up to get in on the action as the US relaxed its restrictions to import IMF products.

This comes after US consumers faced an infant formula shortage following potential contamination at one of its largest manufacturing plants.

A2 Milk share price snapshot

A2 Milk shares have gradually been sold off over the past 12 months on the back of weakened investor sentiment.

Its shares are down 13% for the period.

However, looking at year-to-date, A2 Milk shares have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) – down 6% vs. down 17%, respectively.

A2 Milk commands a market capitalisation of roughly $3.80 billion.

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This year looks like a good year to go hunting for ASX shares to buy in my opinion.

No one really knows what will happen next with share prices, the economy, or anything else of that nature.

However, as investors, it’s probably a good idea to buy shares when the prices are at a lower price rather than at a higher price. That may seem obvious. But, when uncertainty increases, some investors suddenly don’t want to buy assets at discounted prices.

But for me, it’s times like this that make it a good time to buy ASX shares. I have been putting money to work in some of my old favourites as well as some new names.

At the current prices, I think there are plenty of opportunities. In my opinion, these two are looking good after their declines in 2022.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ASX: ESPO)

I think this is one of the most interesting exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX. It aims to give investors exposure to the global video gaming and e-sports sector.

In this portfolio are names like Nvidia, Activision Blizzard, Advanced Micro Devices, Tencent, Nintendo, Bandai Namco, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive Software.

One of the main things that attracts me to this ETF is the solid underlying revenue growth. According to VanEck, e-sports revenue has grown by an average of 28% per year since 2015. The wider video gaming sector has seen average annual revenue growth of 12% per annum since 2015.

VanEck said:

E-sports reflect the convergence of entertainment, video gaming, sports and media businesses. With an active, engaged and relatively young demographic, the stage is set for sustainable long-term growth.

Adore Beauty Group Ltd (ASX: ABY)

Adore Beauty is a leading ASX growth share in the beauty e-commerce space. It sells thousands of products from many different brands.

One of the attractions for me is the heavy fall of the Adore Beauty share price while revenue keeps growing. Since the beginning of 2022, Adore Beauty shares have dropped 65%. Yet, in the third quarter of FY22, Adore Beauty noted that its revenue was up 9% to $42.7 million, active customers was up 7% to 880,000, and returning customers increased 47%.

In my opinion, Adore Beauty’s revenue could be more defensive than some investors are giving it credit for.

Adore Beauty CEO Tennealle O’Shannessy pointed out:

Beauty, especially skincare, is unique within the broader retail market and is resilient to economic challenges. Our products are used daily by customers, who consider these items essential and frequently re-purchase. The nature of premium beauty means our customers spend more as they mature on the platform, with returning customers typically contributing more than 70% of total revenue.

The company’s app now accounts for more than 10% of revenue and continues to deliver “elevated” levels of engagement, conversion and average order values. I also think that its new private-label products could help the company’s long-term profit margins.

The ASX share operates in a large and growing $11 billion market. So, ongoing investment in the business can help it tap into this long growth runway.

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What happened 

Shares of electric-vehicle (EV) stocks were sinking today after a new report showed that Tesla‘s (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle deliveries in China tumbled 64% in July. Nio (NYSE: NIO) — which is based in China — may be reacting negatively to that news, along with new data that showed the company continues to lag behind its rival in China.

Additionally, Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) may be losing some ground after Ford announced today that it’s raising the price of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to rising material costs. 

In the nascent EV industry, any dramatic news for one automaker can often affect the share price of other automotive companies, which appears to be the case today. As a result, Tesla was down 2.2%, Nio had fallen 4.6%, and Lucid was down 6.6% at the end of the trading day. 

So what 

News data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed that Tesla’s July vehicle deliveries were 28,217, down significantly from 77,938 in June.  

Lucid investors are already on edge right now after the company had to raise its own vehicle prices beginning in June due to rising costs. Additionally, just last week, the company slashed its production guidance for the full year. Lucid now estimates it will produce between 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year, down from the previous guidance range of 12,000 to 14,000. 

While the CPCA didn’t mention why Tesla’s China sales fell, Tesla had been working on upgrading the plant during the month in order to boost production, according to Bloomberg. This could eventually help production increase by 33%. That didn’t seem to appease Tesla investors though, who aren’t ready to hear about any production delays in China after they’d seen lengthy shutdowns of Tesla’s Shanghai factory due to China’s strict zero-Covid policy. 

Nio investors appeared a bit jittery about the news, as well, but they may have been focusing on other CPCA data showing that rival BYD remains the uncontested EV leader in the country. BYD delivered 163,042 cars in July, while Nio delivered just 10,052.  

Finally, Lucid’s shares were likely reacting to the fact that Ford raised the price for its all-electric F-150 Lightning because of “significant material cost increases and other factors.” The price bump means that customers will pay between $6,000 to $8,500 more for the truck, depending on the model.

With another EV maker raising its prices, Lucid investors are likely taking this as a cue that the broader EV industry is feeling the effects of rising inflation and higher material costs. 

Now what 

EV investors have been on a rollercoaster ride lately after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The new bill, which could be passed by the House and signed by President Biden as early as this week, provides expanded tax credits for both new and used EV purchases. 

While that news gave some EV stocks a temporary lift, today’s drop shows just how volatile these stocks are right now as investors try to assess the impact of inflation and rising material costs for the industry. All of this means that Tesla, Nio, and Lucid investors can likely expect more share-price swings in the near term.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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The Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) share price soared on the back of the company’s FY22 results, but is it a buy?

The technology company’s share price surged 10% on Tuesday. What’s more, the Megaport share price has rocketed 37.4% in the past month.

So what’s the outlook for Megaport following the results?

What do analysts predict for Megaport?

UBS analysts have expressed optimism on Megaport’s FY22 earnings. In a recent note, UBS said the result “helps build [a] bridge to future accelerating growth”.

As The Motley Fool reported on Tuesday, Megaport reported a 40% lift in revenue in FY22. However, the net loss was $48.5 million, 12% better than the $55 million loss in FY21.

Megaport reported the total number of customers jumped 16% in FY22, while services sold lifted 26%.

In comments on Megaport’s results cited by The Australian, UBS said:

Good additional detail around cohort analysis, LTC/CAC, PartnerVantage training… strong ongoing growth in rev/customer within cohots, reducing levels of churn after two years within a cohort, and improving pipeline for PartnerVantage sales force.

LTC refers to loan to cost, while CAC relates to the customer acquisition cost. With regard to LTC and CAC, Megaport said in its results on Tuesday: “early days LTV to CAC reflective of meteoric growth in scale of reach (lower GM) and investment in customer acquisition in new markets”.

Megaport added:

Apparent slight drop in LTV to CAC reflects additional investment in sales in FY22 to stand up channel.

Megaport share price snapshot

The Megaport share price slumped 49.7% in the past year, while it has shed nearly 52% year to date.

For perspective, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has lost 7% in the past year.

Megaport has a market capitalisation of more than $1.4 billion based on the current share price.

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Due to the decarbonisation megatrend, many investors are no doubt interested in gaining exposure to the lithium industry.

But which lithium stocks should you consider buying? Two ASX lithium stocks that are rated as buys are listed below. Here’s what analysts are saying about them:

Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE)

The first ASX lithium stock to consider is Allkem. It is one of the world’s largest lithium miners with projects spanning across Argentina, Australia, and North America. From these projects, the company is aiming to maintain a 10% share of global lithium supply over the long term.

According to a recent note out of Morgans, its analysts are bullish on Allkem and have an add rating and $16.72 price target on its shares. Based on the current Allkem share price of $12.05, this implies potential upside of 39% for investors over the next 12 months.

It commented:

AKE holds long lived brine assets that are well leveraged to the lithium carbonate price and Mt Cattlin looks to be highly profitable for its remaining life with high exposure to the spot market. Additionally the Naraha plant will give the company exposure to lithium hydroxide prices in addition to spodumene and carbonate. We believe that the strong cash flows we’re anticipating in FY23 will make the value proposition more compelling than the uncertainties of the lithium market.

Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR)

Another ASX lithium stock that is rated highly is Liontown Resources. It is a lithium developer which owns the Kathleen Valley and Buldania projects in Western Australia.

A note out of Bell Potter reveals that its analysts have a speculative buy rating and $2.87 price target on the company’s shares. Based on the current Liontown share price of $1.70, this suggests potential upside of 69% for investors over the next 12 months.

Bell Potter commented:

LTR is fully funded for Kathleen Valley’s initial development capital where a definitive feasibility study outlined 658ktpa SC6 production and potential for conversion into 86ktpa lithium hydroxide. LTR is independent and in a strong strategic position in a market for lithium facing supply shortages.

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The ASX 200 index is home to a large number of blue chip shares. Two that could be in the buy zone right now are listed below.

Here’s what brokers are saying about these ASX 200 shares:

BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP)

The first ASX 200 blue chip share for investors to look at is mining giant BHP. It owns a portfolio of world class operations across a range of commodities and geographies.

This week, the company announced that it wants to add to this portfolio with the acquisition of copper miner OZ Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL). And while this offer was swiftly rejected, it seems unlikely that the story ends here.

The team at Morgans was pleased with the news and believes it is consistent with the Big Australian’s strategy. In response, the broker retained its add rating with a $48.40 price target on the miner’s shares.

It commented:

If nothing else, this development should reduce any concern that BHP might have been considering a larger more transformative acquisition. There has been a consistent fear from some that history would repeat itself and BHP eventually become attracted to a +$100bn acquisition/merger at a high point in the cycle. Instead, BHP has remained on-strategy and focused.

REA Group Limited (ASX: REA)

Another ASX 200 blue chip share that is highly rated is REA Group. It is the dominant player in online real estate listings in the Australian market.

Earlier this week, the company released its full year results and revealed a 26% increase in revenue to $1.17 billion and a 25% jump in net profit to $408 million. This was underpinned by a whopping 124.1 million average monthly visits to its key realestate.com.au website.

This went down well with analysts at Goldman Sachs, which have reiterated their buy rating and $164.00 price target on its shares. It said:

Overall we thought the REA result, commentary and cash performance was positive. […] We remain Buy (on CL), with this result and positive yield outlook supporting our recent upgrade of REA.

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One of the most popular options for income investors on the Australian share market is the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) dividend.

In light of this, readers may be curious where the telco giant’s dividend is heading in the coming years. Let’s take a look and see what analysts are saying.

Where is the Telstra dividend heading?

The good news for investors is that the Telstra dividend could be close to increasing for the first time in almost a decade. Though, it may be a little too soon to expect a dividend increase with the company’s upcoming full year results.

According to a note out of Goldman Sachs, its analysts are expecting Telstra to declare a fully franked final dividend of 8 cents per share this month. This will bring its full year dividend to a fully franked 16 cents per share, which is in line with what was paid a year earlier.

Based on the current Telstra share price of $4.03, this will mean a yield of approximately 4% for investors.

Next year, in FY 2023, Goldman expects the company to increase its dividend for the first time since 2014 and is forecasting a fully franked dividend of 17 cents per share. This represents a 4.2% dividend yield for any income investors buying shares at today’s price.

Pleasingly, the trend is expected to continue in FY 2024, with Goldman forecasting another increase in the Telstra dividend to 18 cents per share. This will mean a fully franked yield of approximately 4.5% for investors.

Is the Telstra share price good value?

Although Goldman Sachs sees value in the Telstra share price at the current level, it isn’t enough for a buy recommendation.

The broker currently has a neutral rating and $4.40 price target on the company’s shares. This implies a potential return of 9.1% over the next 12 months before dividends and over 13% including them.

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Rising interest rates are expected to bite both Australian consumers and businesses, causing an economic slowdown.

With this in mind, many experts are urging investors to buy “quality” companies.

Elvest portfolio managers Adrian Ezquerro and Jonathan Wilson told clients in a memo that they are nervous about financial projections revealed this month.

“The August reporting season will go some way to enlightening investors, and we suspect aggregate forecast earnings will be pared back further in the coming months,” read the memo.

“Nonetheless, we continue to selectively build positions in high quality companies at material discounts to assessed valuations.”

The Elvest team gave two examples of ASX shares it has been buying up recently:

‘Resilient in times of economic stress’

Lotteries reseller Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX: JIN) meets the “high quality” test because it operates in an evergreen industry.

“History suggests lotteries to be resilient in times of economic stress,” read the Elvest memo.

“While in more recent years, a significant increase in the penetration of internet ticket sales have created near perfect tailwinds for the digital sale of lottery tickets.” 

Jumbo Interactive has enjoyed consistently growing ticket sales — from $2.4 billion in 1990 to $7.2 billion in 2021.

The Elvest portfolio managers said conditions continue to be “fertile” for the company.

“Now embedded as a duopoly in the digital channel alongside Lottery Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLC), Jumbo Interactive also offers a substantial global growth opportunity from its software and managed services divisions.”

The Jumbo share price has dipped 24% year-to-date but has returned 431% over the past five years. It currently pays out a dividend yield of 2.75%.

Other analysts almost unanimously agree with the Elvest team, with five out of six surveyed on CMC Markets rating Jumbo Interactive as a strong buy.

The company will report its latest financials on 25 August.

True value of this business is hidden

The image of News Corporation (ASX: NWS) as a newspaper and media company “masks its true value” from casual investors, reckon the Elvest portfolio managers.

“Today, the business encompasses digital real estate services, subscription video services, news and information services and book publishing.”

While newspapers are a struggling industry, the reality is much of News Corp’s market cap is taken up by its holdings of non-news subsidiaries.

This means that the news business practically comes for free when you buy shares in News Corp.

“Much of News’ $14 billion market value is underwritten by its 61.4% stake in REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) and its 80% ownership of Move Inc,” read the Elvest memo.

“This values the balance of the business below 2 times forecast EBITDA, which totals more than US$1 billion.”

The company also has “a strong balance sheet“, enabling it to fund an array of growth options”. 

“Yet [it] trades on an attractive free cash flow yield of over 8%.”

Elvest’s faith in News Corp has already paid off.

The company, which is dual listed, reported its financials on Tuesday morning from the US. News Corp showed off its highest earnings ever, with net income almost doubling.

News Corp shares jumped 5.89% for the day to close Tuesday at $25.70.

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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price will be one to watch closely on Wednesday.

This follows the release of the banking giant’s full year results this morning.

CBA share price on watch amid strong cash profit growth

• Revenue up 3% year over year to $25,143 million
• Net profit after tax up 6% to $10,771 million
• Cash earnings up 11% to $9,595 million
• Fully franked final dividend of 210 cents per share
• Net interest margin (NIM) down 18 basis points to 1.9%
• CET1 ratio of 11.5%

What happened in FY 2022?

For the 12 months ended 30 June, CBA reported a 3% increase in revenue to $25,143 million and an 11% lift in cash earnings to $9,595 million.

This was driven by a solid operational performance and volume growth in core businesses, as well as sound credit quality and the reduction of provisions related to COVID-19. The bank’s operating expenses fell 1.5% to $11,190 million.

In respect to volume growth, CBA reported home lending growth of 7.4% (but 0.9 times system growth), household deposit growth in line with system at 13.2%, business lending growth of 13.6%, and business deposit growth of 15.1%. The latter two were 1.3 times and 1.4 times system growth, respectively.

CBA’s NIM declined 18 basis points year over year to 1.9%. This was due to a large increase in low yielding liquid assets and lower home loan margins. The good news, though, is that management’s medium term outlook remains unchanged. It expects margins to increase in a rising rate environment.

In light of the above, the CBA board declared a final fully franked dividend of 210 cents per share. This will be payable on or around 29 September to shareholders on the company’s register at the close of play on 18 August. For the full year, this brought the CBA dividend to 385 cents per share, which was up 10% year over year.

How does this compare to expectations?

The good news for the CBA share price is that this result appears to have come in largely ahead of expectations.

According to a note out of Goldman Sachs, its analysts were forecasting cash earnings of $9,509 million and a fully franked dividend of 380 cents per share in FY 2022.

Based on this, CBA has beaten on both cash earnings and dividends.

Management commentary

CBA’s Chief Executive Officer, Matt Comyn, was pleased with the company’s performance. He said:

By focusing on serving our customers and maintaining disciplined operational and strategic execution, we have delivered a strong financial result for our shareholders.

We have focused on strengthening our customer engagements and relationships, and this has resulted in further growth in our core deposit and lending volumes to retail, business and institutional customers.

Our operating performance was higher as a result of this continued volume growth and profitability was further supported by sound portfolio credit quality.

In respect to its credit quality, CBA’s loan impairment expense decreased $911 million in FY 2022 to a benefit of $357 million. This was driven by reduced COVID-19 overlays, partly offset by increased forward-looking adjustments for emerging risks including inflationary pressure, supply chain disruptions, and rising interest rates.

Outlook

Comyn was cautiously optimistic on the future. He commented:

Against many measures, Australian households and businesses are in a strong position given low unemployment, low underemployment, and strong nonmining investment. However inflation is high, and we have seen a rapid increase in the cash rate which is negatively impacting consumer confidence. We expect consumer demand to moderate as cost of living pressures increase.

It is a challenging time, but we remain optimistic that a path can be found to navigate through these economic conditions. We remain of the view that the medium term outlook for Australia is a positive one. Our purpose, to build a brighter future for all, reflects the role we play in supporting our customers and the domestic economy during periods of uncertainty.

We continue to invest in our business, to reinforce our customer propositions and extend our digital leadership position.

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On Tuesday, the National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price came under pressure.

The banking giant’s shares ended the day 3% lower at $29.81 after its third quarter update disappointed.

Is the NAB share price weakness a buying opportunity?

The good news is that the team at Goldman Sachs believe the NAB share price offers plenty of value for investors.

According to a note this morning, the broker has retained its buy rating and $34.37 price target on the bank’s shares.

Based on the current NAB share price, this implies potential upside of 15.3% for investors over the next 12 months.

In addition, the broker is forecasting a $1.50 per share dividend in FY 2022 and a $1.69 per share dividend in FY 2023. This represents fully franked yields of 5% and 5.7%, respectively, for investors.

What did the broker say?

Goldman Sachs was reasonably pleased with NAB’s quarterly update. And while it notes that the bank’s third quarter performance is run-rating a touch behind its full year expectations, it believes that recent cash rate rises will boost its fourth quarter performance and bring the bank back in line with its estimates.

It commented:

NAB has released its 3Q22 trading update, with unaudited cash earnings from continuing operations of A$1.80 bn (includes the impacts of the Citi acquisition), up 3% on the previous period average, run-rating 2% below what is implied by our current 2H22E forecasts.

The lower than expected performance was driven by weaker revenues partially offset by lower expenses and BDDs. PPOP was also up 3% on the previous period average, and 2% behind GSe.

While the operating metrics appear weaker than what is implied by our 2H22E forecasts, we are not surprised by this given the back-end nature of the cash rate rises in 3Q, which will therefore particularly benefit 4Q. We would therefore see the operating performance of today’s update as broadly consistent with our current FY22E forecasts.

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