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The Dexus Property Group (ASX: DXS) share price is slipping today following the sale of one of its properties. In early afternoon trade, the leading Australian real estate group’s shares are fetching for $9.56, down 1.39%.

What did Dexus announce?

Investors are selling off their positions in Dexus shares after the company updated the market with its latest asset divestment.

According to its release, Dexus advised it has sold its office tower located at 10 Eagle Street in Brisbane to Marquette Properties. The conditional contracts were exchanged between both parties on 1 April 2021. The asset is owned by a subsidiary, Dexus Office Partnership, which holds a 50% interest in the building.

Built in 1978, the office tower comprises of 27,800 square meters over 34 levels, hosting A-grade offices. Situated in the heart of the Brisbane’s ‘Golden Triangle’, the property retained a 92% occupancy rate with a WALE of 2.9 years. WALE refers to a common commercial property term as ‘weighted average lease expiry’. Key customers in the building include AEMO, Wilson Parking, and Accenture.

The sale will realise proceeds of $285 million before transaction costs, and will be used to repay Dexus’ outstanding debt. Settlement is expected to occur sometime in May 2021.

Management commentary

Dexus chief investment officer Ross Du Vernet commented:

This transaction continues our asset recycling strategy, realising value for both Dexus and our Dexus Office Partner while reducing our exposure to the Brisbane market. It also provides us with an excellent opportunity to focus our leasing, asset management and development capabilities on advancing our city-shaping development project at Waterfront Brisbane.

Marquette managing director Toby Lewis added:

As a Brisbane-based and focused investment firm we are thrilled to be acquiring one of Australia’s best known office towers. We are acquiring a great asset with an excellent tenancy profile due to Dexus’s best-in-class management. Despite the ongoing long-term uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have enabled more than 150 Australian families to invest in 10 Eagle Street and look forward to delivering strong returns as Brisbane continues to grow as a city and a city to invest in.

Dexus share price summary

The Dexus share price has gained around 6% over the past year, but is relatively flat since the beginning of 2021. The company’s shares reached a 52-week high of $10.24 last June, before wobbling for the remaining period.

At current valuations, Dexus presides a market capitalisation of roughly $10.2 billion, with 1.07 billion shares outstanding.

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The Aroa Biosurgery Ltd (ASX: ARX) share price is up 2.6% after the company shared positive news this morning. A new product from the soft-tissue regeneration company has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance.

At the time of writing, the Aroa Biosurgery share price is trading at $1.17 after reaching an intraday high of $1.22 this morning.

Let’s look closer at the news of Aroa Biosurgery’s newest FDA cleared product.

Myriad Morcells

The company’s new product, Myriad Morcells, works to “kick start” a wound’s healing, according to Aroa Biosurgery vice president of research and clinical development Dr Barnaby May.

Myriad Morcells uses the Aroa ECM bioscaffold technology and is a powdered version of the company’s successful Myriad Matrix, a highly perforated, multi-layered extracellular matrix (ECM) graft.

The company advised that earlier pre-clinical studies showed the Aroa ECM technology included more than 150 components that help repair wounds and blood vessel formations, as well as attracting stems cells.

According to Aroa Biosurgery, the use of Myriad Matrix may lead to faster healing, recovery and hospital discharge for patients. It’s designed to have a high volume and surface area with interstitial spaces that cells can easily and rapidly access.

Myriad Matrix received FDA clearance in 2017, with the first sales taking place in early 2020. Aroa Biosurgery says the product has an estimated global market size of US$350 million. In mid-2020, it was approved for commercial use in the European Union.

Aroa has six product families based on its ECM technology approved for sale in the United States. Together, they have been used in more than 4 million procedures for chronic wounds, hernia, soft tissue and breast reconstruction.

Commentary from management

Aroa Biosurgery founder and CEO Brian Ward said the company was pleased with its progress in growing the Myriad portfolio, saying:

This clearance for Myriad Morcells follows closely on studies showing positive clinical outcomes from the use of Myriad Matrix on exposed vital structures, in surgical treatment of serious cases of the inflammatory skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa and in reconstruction of complex non-healing wounds.

Aroa Biosurgery share price snapshot

Today’s news comes at a good time for the Aroa Biosurgery share price, which is having a slow year on the ASX. It is currently up 5.7% year to date, having ended Thursday’s trading back at its 2021 starting price.

However, shares in the company have dropped 10.7% over the last 12 months.

Aroa Biosurgery has a market capitalisation of around $342 million, with approximately 300 million shares outstanding.

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Ben Clark from TMS Capital has rated the Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR) share price as a leading pick for this year.

He actually made the pick for Livewire before the recent terminal outage, but he was reassured and impressed by the company’s FY21 half-year result.

Why is Tyro Payments a top ASX share pick?

There were four key reasons for Mr Clark’s original choice for Tyro.

He said that he’s expecting volume transactions growth to increase as the impacts of COVID-19 and lockdowns subside. He pointed to the 29% growth in the first 11 days of December 2020 as proof of that.

Another reason was that Tyro Payments could expand its offering into “new verticals” and it could continue to take market share.

The third thing he pointed to was the launch of TyroConnect. He said this integration hub could increase customer loyalty as well as win over new merchants.

The final thing that Mr Clark pointed to was that the lending was going to resume and it used to make good profit, before COVID-19.

The outage

Tyro’s payment terminals suffered connection issues from 5 January 2021. In the following weeks, the company worked hard to fix the issues that were initially affecting around 30% of merchants.

To make sure this doesn’t happen again, it is going to provide all merchants with a dongle solution in combination with the standard terminals as an extra level of redundancy – the company was the first in the industry to do this.

Tyro’s HY21 result

In the first six months of FY21, the company saw transaction value growth of 9.5% to $12.1 billion, although revenue fell by 2.1% to $114.8 million.

But the various profit lines of the business showed a large improvement. Gross profit increased 21.6% to $61.2 million, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 464.2% to $8.5 million, pro forma earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) improved to a loss of $2.6 million and the pro forma loss after tax increased by 69.1% to $2.8 million.

The number of merchants on board with Tyro increased by 13% to 37,000.

What’s the latest thoughts on Tyro Payments?

Livewire’s James Marlay had a follow up chat with Ben Clark about Tyro, considering the outage.

Mr Clark said one of the positive surprises from the result was the increase in the EBITDA margin to 13.8%, thanks to more local card usage which led to better profit margins – as well as the company keeping a lid on costs.

He also noted that Tyro isn’t experiencing much of a bad fallout from the outage, with consistent merchant applications. The payments business has provisioned $15 million to deal with the remediation.

Mr Clark said:

I think the evidence is there that this isn’t hopefully going to be a really nasty event financially for the company. They seem to have kept merchants on board at this point.

TMS has increased its position in Tyro Payments on the back of the result and the plan to ensure that an outage like that doesn’t happen again.

The Tyro share price is still 20% lower than where it was in October 2020.

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The Codan Limited (ASX: CDA) share price has started the week in sensational form.

In afternoon trade, the technology company’s shares are up 7.5% to a record high of $17.06.

This latest gain means the Codan share price is now up over 51% since the start of the year.

Why is the Codan share price at a record high?

Investors have been fighting to get hold of the company’s shares this year for a number of reasons.

This includes its strong performance in the first half of FY 2021, its inclusion in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), the announcement of two key acquisitions, and bullish brokers.

In respect to acquisitions, in February Codan announced a deal to acquire Domo Tactical Communications for US$88 million.

Domo Tactical Communications’ MIMO Mesh products provide wireless transmission of video and other data applications to predominantly first world customers. This includes Military and Special Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Border Control, First Responders, and Broadcasters.

Codan followed this up with the acquisition of Zetron, Inc. for US$45 million last week.

Zetron is a leading US based company providing mission critical communications and interoperability solutions for public safety, transportation, utilities, healthcare and natural resources customers.

Management is forecasting both acquisitions to be accretive to earnings per share.

Why is it jumping today?

Today’s rise in the Codan share price is being driven by one of the aforementioned bullish brokers.

As I mentioned here earlier today, this morning Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) spoke positively about the company. Its analysts have retained their outperform rating and lifted their price target on the company’s shares to $17.00.

Macquarie is happy with the acquisition of Zetron and feels it gives Codan exposure to a complementary and attractive market.

In addition to this, the broker notes that Codan has recently launched a key new gold detector. Based on previous launches, which have led to a strong upgrade cycle, Macquarie appears to believe this could give its sales a big boost.

However, with the Codan share price now surpassing Macquarie’s price target, the upside from here could be limited in the near term.

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The Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) share price has been an exceptionally strong performer on Tuesday.

In early afternoon trade, the payments company’s shares are up a sizeable 8.5% to $114.48.

Why is the Afterpay share price charging higher?

There have been a couple of catalysts for the strong rise in the Afterpay share price on Tuesday.

One is a very positive night of trade on the tech-focused Nasdaq index overnight, following an equally positive trading session on Thursday before the Good Friday holiday.

This has led to a number of Australian tech shares climbing today, sending the S&P ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) hurtling higher.

What else?

Also supporting the Afterpay share price today was the release of an announcement on Monday via its website.

That announcement includes the results and consumer shopping trends for its bi-annual Afterpay Day sale. This was the first ever to include brick-and-mortar shopping.

According to the release, the U.S. sale drove a 35% increase in new active customer to the platform. This means the total number of customers that have signed up to Afterpay in the U.S. now exceeds 16 million.

While it is unclear how many of these are “active” customers, it will be a big lift on the 8 million active customers it reported in North America during the first half of FY 2021.

Another positive was that traffic to Afterpay’s brand partners was strong. The company sent nearly six million referrals to global merchants via its Shop Directory during the sale’s duration, with approximately 30% of referrals going to SMB partners.

Crocs, Nike sneakers, Fenty Beauty, Ulta Beauty, and UGG topped Afterpay’s list of most purchased items.

Most Americans were using their mobile phone to make those purchases. The company notes that 86% of U.S. Afterpay Day transactions occurred on mobile devices, with an average of four items in each shopping basket.

Afterpay’s Head of North America, Melissa Davis, commented: “Afterpay Day was the perfect way to support our merchant partners as retailers welcomed their customers back to their physical stores and the economy starts to rebound.”

“As evidenced by the numbers, Afterpay Day delivered new customers, drove increased sales and increased basket sizes online and in-store for the more than 3,000 participating merchants in North America,” she concluded.

Can the Afterpay share price go higher?

Don’t worry if you’re missing out on today’s strong gains. This is because a number of brokers are expecting the Afterpay share price to go even higher from here.

One of those is Morgan Stanley. It currently has an overweight rating and $159.00 price target on its shares. This price target implies potential upside of almost 39% for its shares over the next 12 months.

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What happened

Shares of Facebook, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ: FB) were climbing last month as the social media giant benefited from optimism about the vaccine rollout and the economic recovery later this year as well as some bullish analyst chatter. There was no major news out on the company last month, but the tech stock did seem to benefit from a rotation out of high-priced growth stocks and into value stocks, which includes Facebook since the company now trades at a discount to the S&P 500.

According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the stock finished the month up 14%. The chart below shows the gains during March.

FB data by YCharts.

So what

Jefferies was the first analyst group to share its support of Facebook last month as analyst Brent Thill said on March 8 that the stock looked attractive following a recent pullback. He added that it trades at a 40% discount to the Nasdaq despite expectations that revenue growth will accelerate in 2021.

Over the course of the month, Facebook also had several blog posts laying out its strategy in human-computer interaction, or augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), and the company said it was working on a wristband that would control AR glasses. Facebook sees VR and AR as the next frontier in technology, and its Oculus platform is one of the leaders in the space.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg also pleased investors when he did an about-face on Apple’s iOS 14, saying that he was confident that his company would be able to manage through the privacy shift, noting the strength of Facebook and Instagram Shops.

Toward the end of the month, Facebook’s WhatsApp also got approval to handle peer-to-peer payments in Brazil, and Deutsche Bank lifted its price target from $355 to $385 and kept a buy rating on the stock, noting positive feedback from the advertising community.

Now what

Facebook has gotten off to a good start in April as well. A strong jobs report pushed the narrative of economic recovery, and the analyst endorsements continued to roll in as Barron’s called the stock a buy over the weekend, and said it wouldn’t stay cheap for long.

Even at an all-time high, it still looks reasonably priced at a P/E ratio of 30. Keep an eye out for its first-quarter earnings report coming on April 28. The stock could take another step up if Facebook delivers a strong report again.

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The SG Fleet Group Ltd (ASX: SGF) share price has rocketed back to ASX trading with a 10 per cent share price surge. Shares in the Aussie fleet management group jumped 10.1% in early trade after nearly 2 weeks in a trading halt.

Why is the SG Fleet share price rocketing?

It’s been a big couple of weeks for the SG Fleet shareholders. Since entering a trading halt on Wednesday 24 March, the company has announced a $387 million acquisition and $86 million capital raising.

SG Fleet last week raised $72 million from its institutional entitlement offer. That offer was at $2.45 per New Share – a 5.0% discount to its last closing price of $2.58 on 23 March 2021.

That institutional offer achieved a 99.98% take-up rate from eligible shareholders. A further $14 million is expected to be raised from retail shareholders.

Those proceeds will go towards partially funding the group’s planned acquisition of LeasePlan ANZ. The scrip-based consideration will cost the equivalent of $387 million for the fleet management, car leasing and salary packaging competitor.

The SG Fleet share price has this morning returned to trading in a big way. Shares in the Aussie company have rocketed higher at the time of writing to a new 52-week high of $2.85 per share.

Investors have been waiting and watching for a chance to buy in following recent changes. That has seen shares in the fleet group surge higher today before paring back some of those gains in the late morning and early afternoon.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has also enjoyed a strong start to the morning. The benchmark Aussie index was up nearly 1 per cent at midday and approaching 6,900 points.

Foolish takeaway

The SG Fleet share price has rocketed higher in a strong start to the shortened trading week. Shares in the fleet management group have climbed after an acquisition announcement and capital raising, whilst the broader market has also lifted today.

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The Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY) share price has returned from the Easter break in cracking form, following the announcement of Cleanaway and Suez entering an agreement for the former to acquire the latter.

At the time of writing, the waste management company’s shareholders are cleaning up as the Cleanaway share price rallies 9.77% to $2.42 per share.

Details of the deal

The agreement entered yesterday relates to Cleanaway acquiring the Australian recycling and recovery business of France-based Suez. Cleanaway’s proposal for Suez R&R Australia values the business at $2.52 billion.

Finalisation of the buyout is conditional on a few line items. Firstly, the proposal will need regulatory thumbs up from the likes of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (OIO).

Secondly, Cleanaway will need to successfully finance the transaction (more on that later). Lastly, the acquisition is highly dependent on Veolia’s next move. Suez has the ability to terminate the deal with Cleanaway if Veolia was to lob a higher bid.

If all conditions are met after 26 April 2021 without termination, Cleanaway plans to tap the market to partially fund the transaction. Furthermore, the company will utilise additional debt facilities to finance the deal.

Cleaning up a portfolio of assets

Separately, Cleanaway has also agreed to scoop up a portfolio of strategic post-collection assets in Sydney. These include 2 landfill sites and 5 transfer stations, which would total $501 million. A combination of equity and debt is proposed for the funding of the Sydney assets.

Meanwhile, the core R&R transaction will add a workforce of more than 2,000 employees, 59 collection and depot facilities, 6 operating landfills, a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles – among other assets.

According to the release, the Suez R&R Australia acquisition will add further scale and scope to create operating leverage and avenues to accelerate growth. Additionally, the proposed acquisition price represents an 11.7 multiple on normalised CY20 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA)

Cleanaway comments as share price gains

Cleanaway chief operating officer Brendan Gill commented on the proposed acquisition: 

Importantly, there is also strong alignment of operating approaches. The transaction is expected to bring together two highly complementary businesses and be strongly accretive to earnings per share when the integration is completed.

Cleanaway will continue to maintain a strong balance sheet following whichever transaction is completed and will retain ample capacity to support future growth for the combined group.

The comments reflect the optimism in the markets today, as the Cleanaway share price lifts. If the company can successfully integrate Suez the way it has with Toxfree solutions, further growth could be on the horizon.

Cleanaway executive general manager of strategy, mergers, and acquisitions, Frank Lintvelt, touched on this with his comments: 

Following lengthy discussions that first commenced in April 2020, we are pleased to have entered into an agreement with Suez.

With the successful acquisition and integration of ToxFree completed, which created significant value for shareholders, our team is well placed to manage the combination of Cleanaway’s business with Suez’s Australian Resource and Recovery business.

Accounting for the increase in the Cleanaway share price, the company’s market capitalisation is now $4.53 billion.

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The Think Childcare Ltd (ASX: TNK) share price is surging 33% today. The astronomical sum comes after the company received a revised offer from Busy Bees Early Learning Pty Ltd for a takeover.

At the time of writing, the Think share price is trading at $3.06 – up 32.47%. By comparison, the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is 1.17% higher.

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

Think share price shoots higher on bidding war

The Think share price is on a tear. In a statement to the ASX, Think announced it had received a revised offer of $3.20 per share from Busy Bees to buy 100% of the company. This latest offer represents a 52% premium on its previous offer of $2.10 per share.

The price paid will drop by the amount of any dividend paid by the group after the date of the proposal. Think advised it would pay a dividend of at least 34 cents a share, fully franked, soon.

The offer of $3.20 is 192% higher than the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for the last month.

Busy Bees is in a bidding war for Think with Alceon Private Equity. The two companies have been making offers for the childcare provider since November 2020. The Think share price has been rising with each offer.

For context, the first offer from Alceon was for $1.35 a share. Busy Bees followed this up with an offer of $1.75 a share.

After today’s offer, Think is offering Busy Bees an exclusivity period to negotiate a deal until 14 May 2021.

If a deal were to go through it would be subject to several conditions, including:

• Due diligence requirements.
• Obtaining regulatory approval.
• The consent of Busy Bees’ owner Mathew Edwards.
• The signing of documents, and
• Approval by the Think Board.

 

Alceon backing down?

Alceon already owns approximately 19% of Think through its subsidiary, NKT Investments Pty Ltd. As such, it has a powerful say on whether or not to accept any deal from Busy Bees.

Think, however, says that after communicating with Alceon, the private equity firm is prepared to support the Busy Bees offer. If that is the case, the Think share price should begin to stabilise.

Think share price snapshot

Over the last 12-months, the Think share price has increased 246.07%. Of course, the vast majority of the company’s growing valuation has come as a result of the takeover talks.

Given its current share price, Think has a market capitalisation of $187.6 million.

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Motley Fool Australia Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips joined Weekend Sunrise on Sunday to look ahead to the RBA’s next rates call, and talked about fixing your home loan, plus the surprising news on where Australian jobs are being created.

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