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The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) has a rather special place in the eyes of Australian investors, if the data is anything to go by. As we’ve covered on the Fool before, VAS is the ASX exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is the most popular amongst Australian investors.

As it stands today, this ETF has approximately $8.8 billion in funds under management (FUM), more than any other ASX ETF.

If you didn’t know, VAS is an index fund. It covers the largest 300 companies on the ASX by market capitalisation, tracking the S&P/ASX 300 Index (INDEXASX: XKO).

This includes everything from Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW), Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) to Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT), JB Hi-F Ltd (ASX: JBH) and Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD).

But what is the share price history of VAS? What have been its biggest ebbs and flows over the past decade? Well, to answer that question, let’s first go through this ETF’s performance figures.

What is the VAS ETF’s past performance like?

So over the past 12 months (as of 31 July), VAS has returned a very healthy 29.11%. Over the past 3 years on average, VAS has returned 9.7% per annum.

It’s very similar over the past 5 and 20 years, where VAS has returned an average of 10.08% per annum and 9.75% per annum respectively. These numbers include the impact of dividend returns as well which, considering VAS is a market-wide ASX ETF, are substantial.

But let’s put this all in some visual context. Here is a graph of this ETF’s performance over the past 10 years:

As you can see, there have been a few bumps and bruises over the past 10 years, but overall it has been a story of appreciation.

The largest dip occurred last year, during the coronavirus-induced share market crash which hit global markets in February and March 2020. Peak to trough, VAS lost approximately 32% of its value between 20 February and 20 March 2020.

But we all know how that ended up playing out. From late March onwards, the Australian share market staged a remarkable recovery, which of course was also captured by this ETF. Between March 2020 and today, VAS has appreciated by roughly 57%.

Before 2020, we saw some far more minor bumps and dips. The malaise that the markets went through back in 2015 is plain to see here, as is the short-but-sharp dip the markets experienced in late 2018.

Perhaps what is most evident though is how the more one zooms out, the less these dips seem to matter.

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The PointsBet Holdings Ltd (ASX: PBH) share price is making a strong comeback after sliding to 9-month lows last week.

At the time of writing, shares in the betting company are up 6.26% to $10.77.

What’s driving the PointsBet share price higher on Tuesday?

The PointsBet share price might be moving higher in response to broader market gains, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) lifting 0.44% to a record high of 7,591.9 on Tuesday.

Many notable ASX 200 growth shares are pushing higher in today’s session. These include Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS), Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) and Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) lifting 8.1%, 2.91% and 2.51% respectively.

The strong sentiment behind leading ASX 200 growth shares could be a factor propping up the PointsBet share price.

In addition, sports betting peers including BetMakers Technology Group Ltd (ASX: BET) and BlueBet Holdings Ltd (ASX: BBT) are also making headway. They are up 1.72% and 7.61% respectively.

Both betting peers are finding success in the United States.

On Tuesday, BlueBet revealed a second US sports betting agreement in an attempt to land itself a licence to operate in Arizona.

BetMakers revealed a major landmark achievement following the legalisation of fixed odds wagering in the state of New Jersey.

BetMakers said New Jersey now becomes the first state in the United States to offer fixed odds betting on horse racing, and “setting precedent legal framework that is relevant for our discussions with other states in the US”.

This move spells good news for the PointsBet share price. The company previously landed an agreement with BetMakers to operate fixed odds betting in New Jersey.

What about PointsBet’s capital raising?

It was an ugly day for PointsBet shareholders following the completion of its institutional placement and entitlement offer earlier this month. The PointsBet share price fell sharply on the news.

The capital raising would issue new shares at an 11.4% discount to its last closing price of $11.91 on Wednesday 28 July.

It’s common for shares to tumble following a capital raising, driven lower by factors such as the discount and share dilution.

It looks like the PointsBet share price has been able to digest the capital raising relatively quickly, and is closing in on where it left off.

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The Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL) share price is gaining this morning after the company released an update on the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s (ASIC) investigation into its listing.

Nuis has updated the market on ASIC’s investigation into alleged breaches of the Corporations Act. The company first announced it was aware of the investigation on 30 June.

Right now, the Nuix share price is $2.74 apiece, 4.58% more than its closing price yesterday.

Let’s take a closer look at today’s news from the tech company.

The latest on ASIC’s investigation into Nuix

The Nuix share price is up following the company announcing that it now has a better idea of the exact issues ASIC is most interested in, in its investigation into Nuix.

As The Motley Fool Australia has previously reported, ASIC is investigating the company due to concerns Nuix’s prospectus contained false information. Namely, whether its financial forecasts were inflated.

Nuix stated its aware that ASIC is mostly interested in 3 periods of reporting. Those are:

• Financial statements from Nuix issued between 30 June 2018 and 30 June 2019
• Nuix’s prospectus
• Nuix’s market disclosures for the period between 4 December 2020 and 31 May 2021

Between 4 December – the date of Nuix’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) – and 31 May 2021, Nuix released 2 revenue downgrades to the market. In that same time frame, the Nuix share price fell 65%.

Today’s release from Nuix stated:

Nuix has not received any formal notification of an investigation from ASIC and remains confident that it has complied with its accounting and disclosure obligations.

Macquarie Group, Nuix’s largest shareholder and backer of its IPO, recently said its own review into Nuix’s listing found nothing sinister.

ASIC is also investigating the company’s former CFO and their family on allegations of insider trading.

Nuix share price snapshot

It likely comes as no surprise the Nuix share price hasn’t been doing well lately.

It has fallen 65% since it first listed on the ASX late last year.

The company has a market capitalisation of around $831 million, with approximately 317 million shares outstanding.

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Motley Fool contributor Brooke Cooper has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has recommended Nuix Pty Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Macquarie Group Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Bruce Jackson.

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The Laybuy Holdings Ltd (ASX: LBY) share price is shooting for the stars. That’s after the buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider announced a new merchant partnership with “the UK’s largest independent fragrance retailer”.

Shares shot up 5% amid the news to 59.5 cents but, at the time of writing, Laybuy’s share price has settled at 57 cents – up 2.7%.

Let’s take a closer look at today’s news.

The Laybuy share price is rising

In a statement to the ASX, Laybuy Holdings announced it will enter a merchant partnership with ‘The Fragrance Shop’, the largest independent fragrance retailer in the UK.

Laybuy, which launched in New Zealand and listed on the ASX in September 2020, now claims to be one of the top 3 providers of BNPL in the British Isles.

The company says gross merchandise value (GMV) has “more than doubled” in the last quarter to a value of NZ $398 million (around A$379 million). A further 222 merchants in the UK have signed partnership deals in July.

As well, more merchants in Australia and New Zealand have signed up with the service. These include some well-known brands include Sanity, Collette, Culture Kings, and EB Games. The company has over 10,000 merchant partnerships worldwide.

Investors are clearly loving this news, judging by the surging Laybuy share price.

Finally, the company will hold a webinar on 11 August at 9:00am AEST.

Management commentary

Laybuy Managing Director Gary Rohloff said:

The agreement is an important step towards the Company’s goal of having Laybuy available almost everywhere consumers shop in the UK, whenever they shop.

We are delighted to be partnering with The Fragrance Shop, which is a cosmetics and beauty giant with 200 stores across the UK offering over 6,000 products both online and instore.

He added:

The UK is our growth engine. In the past quarter alone, we have added 743 new merchants in the UK as well as 53,800 new active customers to reach more than half-a-million active customers, an increase of 143% year-on-year.

We remain a market leader in New Zealand and have a growing presence in Australia. Our active merchants in Australia and New Zealand (“ANZ”) increased 55% year-on-year, while active customers are up 20% in this more mature market.

Laybuy share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, the Laybuy share price has decreased 71.5%. Year-to-date, it is down 55.3%.

Laybuy has a market capitalisation of around $141 million.

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Motley Fool Australia Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips joined Sky News First Edition on Tuesday morning to discuss Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN)’s profit and dividend surge, the likelihood of the same for other banks, plus the impact for investors from yesterday’s IPCC climate change report.

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The Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO) share price remains frozen today after the shares entered a trading halt on Monday. This follows two new market announcements from the lithium producer after market close yesterday.

At Friday’s market close, Core Lithium shares were swapping hands for 36 cents apiece.

Core Lithium announces placement, inks Chinese deal

According to yesterday’s releases, Core Lithium has undertaken a fully underwritten institutional placement. The offer is seeking to raise $91 million through the issuance of 293 million new ordinary shares.

Under the placement, Core Lithium will price each of the shares at 31 cents apiece. This represents a 13.9% discount on the closing price on 6 August 2021, and a 2.4% discount on the 5-day volume-weighted average price.

Core Lithium stated it has also executed a binding offtake agreement with leading Chinese lithium supplier, Ganfeng Lithium. The company is considered one of the world’s largest lithium producers by capacity.

The deal will see Ganfeng Lithium buy 75,000 tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate from the Finniss Lithium Project in the Northern Territory. The agreement is valid for 4 years.

Furthermore, Ganfeng Lithium will make an equity investment of $34 million to contribute towards the Finniss stage 1 development costs.

Core Lithium will issue approximately 100.5 million shares at 33.8 cents each for Ganfeng Lithium. However, the offtake agreement is subject to Chinese regulatory approvals, as well as approval from Core Lithium shareholders, by 31 October 2021.

In addition, the company will launch a share purchase plan (SPP) for retail shareholders at the same issue price. The company is hoping to raise an extra $15 million through the SPP. Shareholders can apply for up to $30,000 worth of Core Lithium shares when the offer opens on 13 August 2021.

What will the funds be used for?

The monies raised from the placement will be used to fund an array of initiatives. They include the following:

• Upfront capital expenses at Finniss such as plant construction costs;
• Environmental bond payments to the Northern Territory state government;
• Drilling to accelerate reserve and resource growth; and
• Working capital.

Core Lithium managing director Stephen Biggins commented:

The equity raising, including the offtake and equity investment by Ganfeng, represents a transformational moment for Core. We now have immediate certainty over Finniss Project funding and we remain on track to commence construction activities within the 2021 calendar year, ahead of anticipated first production in late 2022.

Core Lithium share price review

It has been an interesting year for Core Lithium shares. They have moved in circles for most of 2021 until recently shooting higher. The Core Lithium share price reached an 8-month high of 36.5 cents before it was halted yesterday.

Based on today’s price, Core Lithium has a market capitalisation of roughly $422.6 million, with over 1.1 billion shares outstanding.

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The ELMO Software Ltd (ASX: ELO) share price is recovering on Tuesday morning following a sizeable pullback on Monday after the release of its full year results.

At the time of writing, the cloud-based human resources and payroll software company’s shares are up 2% to $5.07.

How did ELMO perform in FY 2021?

For the 12 months ended 30 June, ELMO reported annualised recurring revenue (ARR) of $83.8 million. This was up 52.1% on the prior corresponding period. This was driven by a combination of organic growth and the benefits of acquisitions.

Also heading in the right direction was its underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). It came in at $0.4 million in FY 2021, compared to a $2.9 million loss in FY 2020.

So why did the ELMO share price drop?

The weakness in the ELMO share price on Monday was likely to have been driven by concerns over its churn levels.

The company’s ARR churn was 11.6% for its ELMO business and 13.6% for its Breathe business. The former was up from 7.8% year on year.

However, it is worth noting that this was driven by the impact of COVID-19 on its customers. This could mean a significant improvement next year if the COVID situation doesn’t escalate globally.

Management chat

I was fortunate enough to be in a position to have a chat with ELMO CEO Danny Lessem following the release of the result.

Mr Lessem was deservedly pleased with the company’s performance during the year and optimistic on the year ahead. Particularly given how the company is well-placed to benefit from improving business confidence and the increase in remote based working. The latter is driving the adoption of cloud-based business tools.

This is expected to support a return to pre-COVID growth levels and underpin further operating leverage.

I asked the CEO about acquisitions, given that ELMO finished the period with a cash balance of $81.9 million. While ELMO continues to look for strategic acquisitions, Mr Lessem notes that M&A multiples are a lot higher now than when the company acquired Breathe and Webexpenses. As such, there are slim pickings in the space.

Is the ELMO share price in the buy zone?

According to a note out of Morgan Stanley, the broker sees a lot of value in the ELMO share price and has retained its overweight rating.

And while the broker has cut its price target to $7.80, based on the latest ELMO share price, this still implies potential upside of ~54% over the next 12 months.

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The Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) share price has jumped into the green in early trade today. Today’s climb comes as Megaport gave a key update to the market, amid other announcements.

Let’s cover what the releases entail.

Quick recap on Megaport

Megaport’s tech service delivery models are touted as “Network as a Service (NaaS)” solutions, a derivative of the high-growth Software as a Service (SaaS) industry.

The company reported FY21 results today and recognised a 35% year-on-year growth in revenue to $78 million. Baked into that figure is a 32% increase in monthly recurring revenue.

For its efforts, Megaport has a market capitalisation of $2.7 billion at the time of writing.

Megaport to acquire InnovoEdge

Today Megaport confirmed it signed the dotted line to acquire “AI-powered multi-cloud and edge application orchestration company” InnovoEdge, Inc.

Under the deal, the transaction includes a cash payment of US$7.5 million and “up to US$7.5 million worth of ordinary shares in Megaport”, as per the company.

Moreover, the equity position will be “issued in three tranches” over the coming three years, subject to performance milestones. Investors can expect the deal to be finalised in mid-August.

For its part, InnovoEdge believes the pair’s expertise “aligns perfectly” while Megaport is confident the acquisition will “drive functionality” across its NaaS platform.

Speaking on the deal, Megaport CEO Vincent English said:

The acquisition of InnovoEdge aligns well with that priority and will help us drive greater functionality across our leading Network as a Service platform. By integrating the InnovoStudio service with our portal and software defined network, we will provide customers and partners with greater visibility and control of networking, cloud, and service resources.

In addition, investors have reacted favourably to the news today, pushing Megaport shares into the green from the market open.

To illustrate, Megaport shares are now exchanging hands at $17.64 apiece, a 1.55% jump from the previous close.

Megaport share price snapshot

The Megaport share price has posted a year to date return of 25%, extending the previous 12 months’ gain of 31%.

Both of these results have outpaced the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)’s climb of around 25% over the past year.

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The Novonix Ltd (ASX: NVX) share price is rocketing higher, up 11% in morning trade.

The lithium-ion battery tech company emerged from yesterday’s trading halt this morning following twin ASX announcements.

We look at those below.

What did Novonix announce?

The Novonix share price was frozen yesterday at the company’s request pending a capital raise announcement today.

That announcement, along with a separate release detailing the reasons for the share issues – spoiler alert, it relates to a strategic investment in the company by United States energy giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) – was released this morning.

First, the capital raise.

According to the release Novonix plans to issue 77,962,578 ordinary shares for a cash consideration, priced in US dollars. The new shares will be issued for US$1.924 or AU$2.600 per share at company’s calculated exchange rate.

The Novonix share price opened closed on Friday at $3.02.

Shareholder approval is still required, with Novonix estimating the date for that determination as 30 August. Should shareholders approve, the proposed issue date is 5 October.

As for the purpose for issuing the securities, the company revealed that Phillips 66 has agreed to purchase all the shares:

Phillips 66’s investment will provide Novonix with the capital needed to support growth and ongoing R&D as the group continue to scale synthetic graphite production and develop new technologies for higher-performance energy storage applications.

Phillip’s investment highlights

Phillips reported it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 16% stake in Novonix. It said this investment will support its development of an entirely domestic supply chain for the growing US electric vehicle (EV) market and other energy storage systems.

Commenting on the investment, Greg Garland, CEO of Phillips 66 said:

This strategic investment enables Phillips 66 to directly support the development of the US battery supply chain. It advances our commitment to pursue lower-carbon solutions while leveraging our leadership position and expertise in the specialty coke market and supporting Novonix’s emerging position in US-based anode production.

Novonix’s CEO Chris Burns commented:

We’re excited by Phillips 66’s vision for a sustainable future and confidence in our business plan and management team. Phillips 66’s investment will provide us with the capital needed to support growth and ongoing R&D as we continue to scale our synthetic graphite production and develop new technologies for higher-performance energy storage applications.

Phillips 66 will subscribe for all the 77,962,578 ordinary shares detailed above for a total of US$150 million.

Phillips 66 will nominate 1 director to Novonix’s Board of Directors.

Novonix share price snapshot

The Novonix share price has gained 147% over the past 12 months, racing past the 25% gains posted by the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO).

Year-to-date the Novonix share price is up 155%.

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The global financial services market will be worth an estimated $22 trillion in 2021. But despite the size of the overall banking business, many people around the world are actually underbanked. Fintech company Square (NYSE: SQ) aims to fix that with its ecosystem of banking solutions. As a disruptor in the financial industry, here is why Square could one day join the $1 trillion market cap club.

The need for better banking solutions

The brick-and-mortar banks of the traditional lending system have a couple of problems. In many parts of the world, banking services are not accessible. According to Global Findex, approximately 30% of the world’s population is unbanked, with many people living in emerging markets with poor demographics or limited infrastructure (branches, ATMs, and the like).

Additionally, big banks tend to struggle with consumer satisfaction where they do operate. The average Net Promoter Score (NPS), which measures how likely a consumer is to recommend a company to someone else, is just over 30 for banks (in a range of negative 100 to positive 100). Square, by contrast, averaged an NPS of 65 in 2020.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has publicly warned of the potential disruption that fintech companies such as Square can have on traditional lenders:

Absolutely, we should be scared…about that…We have plenty of resources, a lot of very smart people. We’ve just got to get quicker, better, faster…As you look at what we’ve done, you’d say we’ve done a good job, but the other people have done a good job, too.

Expanding the Cash App ecosystem

Square is building out its Cash App, a financial services ecosystem that it began in 2013 to store, send, and receive money between users. Square has added features since then, including the ability to order a debit card to spend your Cash App balance, as well as invest and trade stocks, funds, and Bitcoin.

The company is acting aggressively to bring more services to its Cash App. It acquired Credit Karma’s tax business for $50 million in cash in late 2020, with plans to enable Cash App users to file their taxes through the app.

The company also just announced a deal to acquire “buy now, pay later” company Afterpay for $29 billion in stock. The company helps consumers buy products on payment plans, typically with little to no interest or hidden fees. It’s a growing alternative to credit cards, and Square will integrate this into its Seller and Cash App ecosystems.

Square’s end goal is building a financial services platform that can serve all (or at least most) of a consumer’s financial needs within Cash App. It is aiming for a digital financial system that is more accessible to consumers and with lower costs to acquire them, making it superior to traditional banks. Cash App can acquire a customer for less than $5, versus a traditional bank spending as much as $2,000 to bring on users.

A $1 trillion company?

Square generates revenue in several ways, including transaction fees, subscription and services, selling its hardware, and Bitcoin trading. Through the first half of 2021, Square has done $9.7 billion in revenue and is expected to grow 110% to $20 billion for the full 2021 year.

If we factor in the value of Afterpay and its expected $700 million in revenue this year, Square would have a market cap of $140 billion and revenue of $20.7 billion, suggesting a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 6.7.

If the P/S ratio remains the same, could Square generate the approximately $140 billion in revenue it needs to reach a $1 trillion market cap? As of June, Cash App had 40 million monthly active users and 70 million between Seller and Cash App. The company generates nearly 97% of its revenue in the U.S., leaving much of the worldwide $22.5 trillion addressable market untapped. Afterpay’s business is diversified worldwide, which could help Square to begin ramping up its business in new markets. 

Here’s the bottom line

Square has launched and grown Cash App into a multibillion-dollar business in less than a decade, and the company’s recent acquisitions of Credit Karma Tax and Afterpay set the stage for continued features to join the platform. With such a large and unpenetrated market outside the U.S., there is plenty of runway for long-term growth.

Square will certainly have the opportunities to grow into a $1 trillion company someday; it could simply come down to management’s execution, and the patience of investors to hold the stock through the next decade and beyond.

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

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