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It’s been a very bumpy day of trading so far today on the ASX boards. As it currently stands, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) has gained just 0.13% and is hovering at just over 7,000 points. But no one seems to have told the ASX buy now, pay later (BNPL) shares.

BNPL shares are having an absolutely jubilant day. Take the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) share price. As we looked at earlier, Zip shares are having a cracker. The ASX’s biggest BNPL share has rocketed by 20.47% so far today to back over $1 a share.

That comes after the company rose as high as $1.07 at one point this morning (up 24%). It’s the first time in two months that Zip shares are asking dollars, not cents.

But it’s not just Zip shares at the party. Zip’s BNPL rival that was left at the altar last month – Sezzle Inc (ASX: SZL) – is up more than 20% so far today at 31 cents a share. Again, Sezzle went as high as 34 cents this morning, a gain of more than 30%.

Or take Splitit Ltd (ASX: SPT). Splitit shares have risen a healthy 14.3% so far today to 24 cents each.

Interestingly, Block Inc (ASX: SQ2), the now-owner of the old BNPL pioneer Afterpay, is not crashing the BNPL party. In stark contrast to these other BNPL shares, Block shares have been smashed today, currently down close to 4%. But Block is not a pureplay BNPL share and is headquartered over in the US. So that might explain this disparity.

So what’s lighting a rocket under the BNPL space today?

Why are ASX BNPL shares like Zip having such a cracker today?

Well, unfortunately, it’s not quite clear. Zip, nor any of the other ASX BNPL shares, has released any news or announcements today. Or indeed this week so far. So we can only speculate.

Today is not the first day we have seen renewed interest in BNPL shares. Zip has been on the up for a few weeks now. In fact, the company has put on an impressive 130% or so since only 30 June.

We have seen a number of well-received developments out of Zip in particular over the past few weeks. These could be spurring investors into BNPL shares today.

The first was the news that the planned merger between Zip and Sezzle had been scrapped. At the time, this news sent Zip shares higher, and Sezzle shares lower. But all appears forgiven on the Sezzle side of the ledger today.

Perhaps more significantly, Zip gave investors a well-received quarterly update just last week. This showed that the company’s revenues over the three months to 30 June grew by a healthy 27% to $160.1 million. The company also reported that transactions and customers were also up significantly over the period.

Thus, it’s very possible that the goodwill from this announcement is still flowing into the entire ASX BNPL space today.

Whatever the reason, it’s certainly a pleasing day for almost all ASX buy now, pay later share investors this Tuesday.

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The Adairs Ltd (ASX: ADH) share price has been a strong performer in July with FY23 starting well for the ASX retail share.

But, despite the strong run-up of Adairs shares, I believe the company still offers good value.

The business that sells homewares and furniture has seen investor sentiment change. Even though it has recovered some of its lost ground in 2022, it’s still down by 43% this year.

After such a heavy decline, I think the business is now much better value.

Adairs share price valuation

FY22 was significantly impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and store closures. Management said that this cost the business many millions at the earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) level.

However, there are profit estimates out there that still suggest Adairs is going to generate solid profit in FY23 and then grow in FY24.

Profit projections on CMC Markets suggest earnings per share (EPS) of 27.7 cents in FY23 and then 31.6 cents in FY24.

Using the current Adairs share price, that puts the business at eight times FY23’s estimated earnings and seven times FY24’s estimated earnings.

I think a price/earnings (p/e) ratio of under 10 for a business that has a good chance of growing earnings in the longer term makes it seem good value.

Great dividend

One of the benefits of a low p/e ratio is that it means the dividend yield can be quite high because the earnings multiple is low.

Dividends can form a sizeable part of the overall returns. If investors don’t recognise the attractiveness of the earnings potential, then the cash returns of the dividends can certainly make up for it.

CMC Markets has estimates for what the Adairs dividend may be in the next couple of financial years. In FY23, Adairs could pay an annual dividend of 17.5 cents per share and then, in FY24, it could pay a total dividend of 20.8 cents per share.

At the current Adairs share price, that translates into grossed-up dividend yields of 10.9% and 13% respectively. If those dividends are paid, the dividends alone would be pretty good returns.

I think earnings can grow

The next 12 months looks uncertain. Rising interest rates and inflation could certainly have an impact on the economy and Adairs’ earnings.

I’m not sure how much certainty we can get from trying to guess what the interest rate will go up to in the short term, when inflation will peak, and so on.

But, I think the heavy fall of the Adairs share price makes up for the uncertainty. After all, there’s usually something to be uncertain about.

Adairs says that its Focus on Furniture acquisition has attractive growth potential with a store roll-out, online growth, and expansion of its categories and ranges. There is also an opportunity for Adairs and Focus to leverage their skills and assets. In five years, Adairs is hoping this business can generate at least $250 million of sales.

With furniture business Mocka, Adairs wants to grow brand awareness, expand its range, and add a physical presence. For this, it can utilise its existing store networks.

Finally, with Adairs-branded stores, it can grow its total retail floor space with new and upsized stores. Adairs can also grow its membership numbers, grow its online sales, expand its range, and offer customers an even better service.

I think all of these factors could be helpful for the Adairs share price over time.

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The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price has been among the best performers on the ASX 200 on Tuesday.

In afternoon trade, the coal miner’s shares are up 5% to $6.40.

Why is the Whitehaven share price charging higher?

Investors have been bidding the Whitehaven Coal share price higher despite there being no news out of the miner today.

However, it is worth noting that the energy sector is having a strong day today. This has seen the S&P/ASX 200 Energy index rise 2.2% this afternoon. Concerns over supply appear to be supporting the prices of energy products such as coal and oil.

What else?

Also potentially giving the Whitehaven Coal share price a lift is the countless bullish broker notes that have been released recently.

One of those came out of Citi, which has upgraded the company’s shares to a buy rating with a $7.85 price target. This implies potential upside of over 22% for investors from current levels.

Elsewhere, the team at at Ord Minnett have slapped a buy rating and even greater price target of $8.00 on the company’s shares.

Both brokers were pleased with the Whitehaven Coal’s fourth quarter update and its significant cash flow generation.

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ASX shares have been under pressure this year amid soaring inflation and fast-rising interest rates.

While we’re not technically there yet, many newer investors are looking at what may be their first bear market unfolding.

Is bigger safer?

With that in mind, many investors on the hunt for relatively safer ASX shares in a time of broadly falling prices will be running their slide rules over both the smaller and larger end of the market looking for some safety.

Turning to the charts, so far in 2022 the S&P/ASX 20 Index (ASX: XTL) – which contains the 20 largest-cap ASX shares – is down 7.4%

By comparison, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index (ASX: XSO) – which contains all the companies included in the S&P/ASX 300 aside from those in the S&P/ASX 100 – is down 21.1% year-to-date.

Over the longer term, however, the picture changes.

The ASX 20 is up 17.2% over the past five years compared to a gain of 19.6% posted by the Small Ordinaries.

So, what does that tell us about the relative safety of ASX blue chips in a falling market?

What the experts are saying about ASX shares in a bear market

For some expert insight, we defer to Hugh Dive, chief investment officer at Atlas Funds Management, and Hugh Giddy, senior portfolio manager at IML.

Asked by Livewire whether sticking to the biggest 20 ASX shares was a safer option with a looming bear market, Giddy said, “If you buy a big stock, of course, it’s safer in terms of they’re probably not going to go bust.”

As for whether that’s a better option for investors over buying a mid or small-cap stock, Giddy added:

Safety really comes from the franchise of the business, the balance sheet and so on… If you look at Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) and Sezzle (ASX: SZL) and so forth, they would no longer be anywhere near the top 20 because the franchise is not that strong. It’s a competitive market. They didn’t have the best balance sheet. They certainly didn’t have much in the way of earnings. So top 20 doesn’t mean safe.

Dive pointed out that historically many ASX shares don’t manage to remain in the top 20 list for long:

If you look at the top 20 from 20 years ago, most of them underperformed. AMP (ASX: AMP) is down 90%, NAB (ASX: NAB) is off 10-15%, Lendlease (ASX: LLC) is similar.

I think only three or four companies in that top 20 from 20 years ago have actually outperformed the ASX. A lot of these companies are still around, but they are shadows of their former selves. So simply buying an ASX top 20 stock doesn’t mean safety.

Dive added that in times of market dislocation, the biggest ASX shares do “tend to work a bit better in that they have sympathetic bankers and equity holders that can raise money. Smaller companies… are fighting for their corporate lives at the moment.”

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ASX shares have been under pressure this year amid soaring inflation and fast-rising interest rates.

While we’re not technically there yet, many newer investors are looking at what may be their first bear market unfolding.

Is bigger safer?

With that in mind, many investors on the hunt for relatively safer ASX shares in a time of broadly falling prices will be running their slide rules over both the smaller and larger end of the market looking for some safety.

Turning to the charts, so far in 2022 the S&P/ASX 20 Index (ASX: XTL) – which contains the 20 largest-cap ASX shares – is down 7.4%

By comparison, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index (ASX: XSO) – which contains all the companies included in the S&P/ASX 300 aside from those in the S&P/ASX 100 – is down 21.1% year-to-date.

Over the longer term, however, the picture changes.

The ASX 20 is up 17.2% over the past five years compared to a gain of 19.6% posted by the Small Ordinaries.

So, what does that tell us about the relative safety of ASX blue chips in a falling market?

What the experts are saying about ASX shares in a bear market

For some expert insight, we defer to Hugh Dive, chief investment officer at Atlas Funds Management, and Hugh Giddy, senior portfolio manager at IML.

Asked by Livewire whether sticking to the biggest 20 ASX shares was a safer option with a looming bear market, Giddy said, “If you buy a big stock, of course, it’s safer in terms of they’re probably not going to go bust.”

As for whether that’s a better option for investors over buying a mid or small-cap stock, Giddy added:

Safety really comes from the franchise of the business, the balance sheet and so on… If you look at Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) and Sezzle (ASX: SZL) and so forth, they would no longer be anywhere near the top 20 because the franchise is not that strong. It’s a competitive market. They didn’t have the best balance sheet. They certainly didn’t have much in the way of earnings. So top 20 doesn’t mean safe.

Dive pointed out that historically many ASX shares don’t manage to remain in the top 20 list for long:

If you look at the top 20 from 20 years ago, most of them underperformed. AMP (ASX: AMP) is down 90%, NAB (ASX: NAB) is off 10-15%, Lendlease (ASX: LLC) is similar.

I think only three or four companies in that top 20 from 20 years ago have actually outperformed the ASX. A lot of these companies are still around, but they are shadows of their former selves. So simply buying an ASX top 20 stock doesn’t mean safety.

Dive added that in times of market dislocation, the biggest ASX shares do “tend to work a bit better in that they have sympathetic bankers and equity holders that can raise money. Smaller companies… are fighting for their corporate lives at the moment.”

The post Is it safer to buy large-cap ASX shares during a bear market? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

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The Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) share price is up and away again during early Tuesday afternoon trading.

This comes after the company announced this week that its 80%-owned Angel Nickel power plant has started commissioning.

At the time of writing, the nickel producer’s shares are up 2.91% to $1.06 each. This means the company’s shares have gained 6% since Friday’s market close and 13% in the last week.

What’s charging Nickel Industries shares forward?

In yesterday’s announcement, Nickel Industries advised its 380-megawatt power plant within the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park is now online.

The news seemed to appease investors which led the Nickel Industries share price to climb 3% for the day.

In comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fell slightly by 0.02%.

Nickel Industries stated that the commissioning of the power plant is currently ahead of schedule. This follows the early commissioning of the project’s 4 RKEF lines between January to May this year. This was originally projected for October 2022.

Angel Nickel has been operating at around 80% of nameplate capacity because of power restrictions within the IWIP electricity grid. However, with its own power source now available to tap into, production levels are expected to increase to approximately 130% of nameplate capacity.

Furthermore, Angel Nickel’s four RKEF lines are estimated to save around 20% on electricity charges. These lines account for roughly 25% of total operating cash costs.

Nickel is a key component in lithium-ion batteries, which are used in generating power for electric vehicles. The silvery-white metal is able to produce a lot more energy into batteries than cobalt. On top of that, cobalt is considered a more expensive metal and has fewer purposes across industries.

Nickel Industries’ managing director Justin Werner commented:

The early commissioning of the Angel RKEF lines more than 6 months ahead of schedule allowed us to significantly bring forward nickel production. With Angel’s power plant now commissioned this should allow us to ramp up to approximately 130% of name plate capacity, which will greatly increase nickel metal production and assist to materially decrease Angel operating costs.

Nickel Industries share price snapshot

After zipping to an all-time high of US$43,000 per tonne in mid-March, the price of nickel has spectacularly erased its historic gains.

Subsequently, this impacted the Nickel Industries share price which fell to a 52-week low of 88.5 cents on 15 July.

Year to date, the company’s shares are down 25%.

Nickel Industries has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.56 and commands a market capitalisation of roughly $2.89 billion.

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The Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) share price is up and away again during early Tuesday afternoon trading.

This comes after the company announced this week that its 80%-owned Angel Nickel power plant has started commissioning.

At the time of writing, the nickel producer’s shares are up 2.91% to $1.06 each. This means the company’s shares have gained 6% since Friday’s market close and 13% in the last week.

What’s charging Nickel Industries shares forward?

In yesterday’s announcement, Nickel Industries advised its 380-megawatt power plant within the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park is now online.

The news seemed to appease investors which led the Nickel Industries share price to climb 3% for the day.

In comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fell slightly by 0.02%.

Nickel Industries stated that the commissioning of the power plant is currently ahead of schedule. This follows the early commissioning of the project’s 4 RKEF lines between January to May this year. This was originally projected for October 2022.

Angel Nickel has been operating at around 80% of nameplate capacity because of power restrictions within the IWIP electricity grid. However, with its own power source now available to tap into, production levels are expected to increase to approximately 130% of nameplate capacity.

Furthermore, Angel Nickel’s four RKEF lines are estimated to save around 20% on electricity charges. These lines account for roughly 25% of total operating cash costs.

Nickel is a key component in lithium-ion batteries, which are used in generating power for electric vehicles. The silvery-white metal is able to produce a lot more energy into batteries than cobalt. On top of that, cobalt is considered a more expensive metal and has fewer purposes across industries.

Nickel Industries’ managing director Justin Werner commented:

The early commissioning of the Angel RKEF lines more than 6 months ahead of schedule allowed us to significantly bring forward nickel production. With Angel’s power plant now commissioned this should allow us to ramp up to approximately 130% of name plate capacity, which will greatly increase nickel metal production and assist to materially decrease Angel operating costs.

Nickel Industries share price snapshot

After zipping to an all-time high of US$43,000 per tonne in mid-March, the price of nickel has spectacularly erased its historic gains.

Subsequently, this impacted the Nickel Industries share price which fell to a 52-week low of 88.5 cents on 15 July.

Year to date, the company’s shares are down 25%.

Nickel Industries has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.56 and commands a market capitalisation of roughly $2.89 billion.

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The Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) share price is having a strong day on Tuesday.

In afternoon trade, the lithium miner’s shares are up 3.5% to $10.57.

This means the Allkem share price is now up 35% since this time last year.

Can the Allkem share price keep rising?

The good news for investors is that one leading broker still sees plenty of upside in the Allkem share price.

According to a recent note out of Morgans, its analysts have retained their add rating and lifted their price target on the lithium miner’s shares to $16.72.

Based on the current Allkem share price, this implies potential upside of 58% for investors over the next 12 months.

What did the broker say?

Morgans was pleased with Allkem’s fourth quarter update, which revealed record free cash flow generation thanks to increased production and strong lithium prices.

The broker believes that this bodes well for FY 2023, particularly given the expectation for increased production as Naraha and Stage 2 Olaroz come online.

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. We maintain our ADD rating with potential 12-month upside of 69% [now 58] but we note that the lithium market is still developing and comes with higher risks.

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It’s been a bit of a stop-start kind of day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) so far this Tuesday. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has gained an almost-indistinguishable 0.01% after stints in both positive and negative territory, closing back on 6,800 points. But that’s nothing compared to the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) share price.

Zip shares are having a cracker today. Presently, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) share has gained an impressive 15.2% and is trading at 98 cents a share after opening at 85 cents this morning. But not only that, earlier we saw Zip rise as high as $1.07 a share.

Not only was that a gain of more than 24% at the time, but it also represents the first time in two months that Zip shares have ventured above the $1 a share mark. Since hitting a new 52-week low of 44 cents a share on 30 June, Zip is now up an extraordinary 125%. What a start to the new financial year.

So what’s going on with Zip shares today that might have elicited such a decisive push upwards in valuation?

Why are Zip shares on a 24% rocket today?

Well, it’s not entirely clear. There hasn’t been any new news out of Zip today. Or indeed this week so far.

But we did get some big news from the BNPL share last week, which could still be pushing on the Zip share price today.

Last week, Zip released its quarterly update, covering the three months to 30 June 2022. This update revealed Zip’s quarterly revenue rose a healthy 27% to $160.1 million. Transaction volumes were also up by 20% year on year, while customer numbers rose 5.3% on a quarter-on-quarter basis.

Investors clearly liked what they saw in this report, judging by the fact that since its release, Zip shares have jumped almost 27%. Investors have also responded positively to the news earlier this month that Zip’s proposed merger with its fellow BNPL share Sezzle Inc (ASX: SZL) has been scrapped.

So it seems it is a combination of these events that is still driving the Zip share price higher today. But remember, Zip is still down a painful 77% or so over 2022 so far.

At the current Zip share price, this ASX 200 BNPL share has a market capitalisation of $684.5 million.

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The Imugene Limited (ASX: IMU) share price is down 13% since the closing bell this past Friday.

As covered by my Fool colleague James, the biotech company released a quarterly update yesterday.

The update revealed an operating cash outflow of $10.15 million. Research and development accounted for $8.5 million, and staff costs accounted for the bulk of the remaining expenditure.

However, the company remains in a strong financial position with a cash balance of $99.9 million.

In its statement, Imugene said: “The Company continues to monitor its expenditure carefully across all facets of the business, though this is expected to increase as clinical programs ramp up.”

Why is the Imugene share price struggling?

The performance of Imugene shares so far this week may be partly related to the update yesterday, and perhaps partly just a pullback after a very strong month.

As my Fool colleague Brooke reported last week, the Imugene share price has actually skyrocketed in recent times. At the time of reporting on 20 July, Imugene shares were up 77% over four weeks.

It’s not uncommon to see an ASX share pull back a little after a surge in value.

Some investors might choose to cash in some of their short-term profits, which we don’t generally recommend here at the Fool. We advocate the buy-and-hold strategy in most situations for ordinary ASX investors.

Imugene is an immuno-oncology company developing treatments to activate the immune systems of cancer patients.

So, like most biotech companies in development mode, the Imugene share price pretty much lives or dies from day to day based on the results of trials announced to the ASX, and other news relating to the company’s ongoing pursuit of medical advances.

What’s the latest news from Imugene?

Earlier this month, Imugene announced the appointment of executive director and clinical scientist Dr Sharon Yavrom.

Yavrom has almost 20 years of industry experience and has taken the lead role in multiple clinical trials for cancer treatments in the past.

The Imugene share price rose by 11% on the day of the news.

On 27 June, the company also reported the results of a phase 2 trial for the use of HER-Vaxx to treat advanced gastric cancer.

The trial showed a median overall survival of 13.9 months for patients treated with HER-Vaxx and chemotherapy. This compared to a survival rate of 8.3 months for patients who only received chemotherapy treatment.

ASX investors pushed the Imugene share price 41% higher on the day of this announcement.

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Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. 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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