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JULY 17, 2017 DBR STAFF Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX) Showing Positive Momentum


Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX) shares are showing positive momentum over the past week as the stock has clocked in consecutive positive sessions over that time. In taking a look at recent performance, we can see that shares have moved 5.70% over the past week, 12.08% over the past 4-weeks, 0.60% over the past half year and 21.40% over the past full year.

Fundamental Data
Now we’ll take a look at how the fundamentals are stacking up for Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX). Fundamental analysis takes into consideration market, industry and stock conditions to help determine if the shares are correctly valued.

One ratio we can look at is the Return on Invested Capital or more commonly referred to as ROIC. Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX) has a current ROIC of 7.79. ROIC is calculated by dividing Net Income – Dividends by Total Capital Invested.

ROIC measures how effectively company management is using invested capital to generate company income. A high ROIC number typically reflects positively on company management while a low number typically reflects the opposite.

Another key indicator that can help investors determine if a stock might be a quality investment is the Return on Equity or ROE. Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX) currently has Return on Equity of 11.71. ROE is a ratio that measures profits generated from the investments received from shareholders.

In other words, the ratio reveals how effective the firm is at turning shareholder investment into company profits. A company with high ROE typically reflects well on management and how well a company is run at a high level. A firm with a lower ROE might encourage potential investors to dig further to see why profits aren’t being generated from shareholder money.

Turning to Return on Assets or ROA, Paragon Care Ltd (PGC.AX) has a current ROA of 5.99. This is a profitability ratio that measures net income generated from total company assets during a given period. This ratio reveals how quick a company can turn it’s assets into profits. In other words, the ratio provides insight into the profitability of a firm’s assets. The ratio is calculated by dividing total net income by the average total assets.

A higher ROA compared to peers in the same industry, would suggest that company management is able to effectively generate profits from their assets. Similar to the other ratios, a lower number might raise red flags about management’s ability when compared to other companies in a similar sector.

Paragon Care Ltd currently has a yearly EPS of 0.05. This number is derived from the total net income divided by shares outstanding. In other words, EPS reveals how profitable a company is on a share owner basis
 
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Swedish group snaps up Swindon industrial fastening firm
July 18, 2017
By Robert Buckland
Swindon-based industrial fastening firm Young Black has been acquired by international specialist engineering group Indutrade in a move that will help to secure its future.

Young Black, which employs around 30 people at its base on Radway Road, Stratton St Margaret, will become part of Swedish group Indutrade’s special products division.

Swindon-headquartered regional law firm Thrings advised Young Black on the sale purchase agreement.

Young Black was set up in 1979 by its two owner-directors David Black and Lawrence Young and now has annual sales of around £10m. It sells a wide range of specialist tools and fastening products such as pneumatic tools, compressors, hoses and couplings for a range of industries spanning pallet repair and manufacturing and packaging, to boat and caravan manufacturing and structural timber and lightweight steel fabrication.

Indutrade sells and develops hi-tech components, systems and services through more than 200 subsidiaries in 28 countries. The group has grown rapidly over recent years through a string of acquisitions.

Financial details of the Young Black deal have not been disclosed. David Black and Lawrence Young will continue to work at the firm.

David said: “We are delighted that Young Black will be able to continue to grow under its new owner, and so pleased for our Swindon operation which will be the hub of the business for years to come.

“We really appreciated working with the Thrings team who were instrumental in ensuring that deadlines were met so that the transaction could be completed within a short timeframe.”

Thrings has been advising Young Black for more than 20 years. The deal team was led by corporate partner Simon Hore, pictured, with support from commercial lawyer Sadia Ghaffar and commercial property partner Alex Pinhey.

Simon said: “David and Lawrence actively sought our advice when they believed a sale might be on the horizon. This allowed us to begin due diligence work at an early stage and then proceed to completion very quickly once a buyer was found.

“The transaction is great news for the business and will ensure that Young Black’s customers continue to enjoy the same high-quality industrial products and service as before.”

Lawrence Price of Oxford-based corporate finance firm Rockworth also advised on the sale.

Stockholm-based Indutrade, which employs more than 5,500 people, operates six business areas: engineering & equipment, flow technology, fluids & mechanical solutions, industrial components, measurement & sensor technology and special products.

Group sales totalled SEK12.9m (£1.2m) in 2016, generating operating income of SEK1.48m before depreciation of intangible assets.




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New sales leadership for DFDS Seaways
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World leading ferry operator DFDS has announced the appointment of Mark Henderson as its new regional sales manager for the north of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Colin Fawcus, national sales manager, DFDS, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Mark into the UK sales team.

“He already has extensive knowledge of DFDS products, which puts him in a great position to build strong relationships with our existing trade partners and share his insight to attract new customers.”

Henderson has worked for DFDS since 2012 and his recent promotion sees him move shore-side from a customer-facing role as an officer on board the company’s Newcastle-Amsterdam ship, King Seaways, where he was in charge of all entertainment, the casino, and on board bars.

Speaking of his new appointment, Henderson said: “I’m very excited to be joining the DFDS sales team and I’m looking forward to meeting our travel trade partners.


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“We have a fantastic range of packages and incentives on offer this year and it’s great to be part of a dedicated team focused on growing this area of our business.”

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-sales-leadership-for-dfds-seaways/
 
Idp Educatión
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IDP India Office Openings
IDP India continues to expand its national reach by opening new offices in major cities across the country. The recent inauguration of offices in the cities of Indore, Nagpur, and Jaipur brings the total number of IDP India’s student-facing locations up to 27.

Home to some of India’s most prestigious secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, IDP’s latest forays boast individual contributions to India’s thriving economy and promise to be important markets for qualified students looking to pursue an international education and take the IELTS


http://blog.canada.idp.com/idp-india-office-openings/
 
Invest in Fagerhult
Many of the global development trends create a need for expanded, improved and more energy efficient lighting. For Fagerhult, it is essential to interpret these changes and convert them into business opportunities. The recovery of the global economy, increased energy efficiency requirements and the technological shift towards LED lighting and intelligent control systems are the most powerful driving forces. Fagerhult has a strong position on the lighting market at the same time as we have improved our profits. M&A is an important part of our strategy as we expand internationally and continue to strengthen our product portfolio.

Profitable growth strategy

Fagerhult has grown organically while also acquiring a handful of well-run companies – a successful model that combines a strong local focus with Group-wide synergies.

Well-positioned for the shift to LED
Substantial investments in development increases the share of LED sold of total sales.

Strong cash flow enables further expansion
The ground is provided by cash flow allied with focus on cost control and minimum tied up capital.

Stable earnings and low risk dividend
A profitable company since from the start in 1945 with robust ownership structure through the investment company, Latour.



http://www.fagerhultgroup.com/en/invest-fagerhult
 
IDP Education acquires Hotcourses Group for £30m

Tagged with Australia, Hotcourses, Hotcourses Abroad, Hotcourses Group, IDP Education, UK.
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Global student placement company, IDP Education, has acquired the Hotcourses Group for £30.1m. The purchase will add some of the world’s largest education search websites including Whatuni, The Complete University Guide and Hotcourses Abroad to the student recruitment giant’s portfolio.



We see an opportunity with the international students to provide them with part-time work but as they get through their study period obviously looking to extend our services into areas like internship and ultimately doing that with close relationships with employers in both the destination markets and source markets,” he said. “So that’s still very much part of our strategy vision, but we’re putting one foot in front of the other right now.”
The Hotcourses Group was established in 1996 by Mike Elms and Jeremy Hunt, a conservative MP and currently the UK’s Health Secretary, as an educational print directory for learning opportunities in London. It now employs more than 300 people with offices in the UK, Australia, Asia and North America.
In 2013, the company’s shareholders – excluding Hunt – held detailed talks with Inflexion Private Equity about a takeover, but abandoned the discussions after failing to agree on terms.
Australia-based IDP Education is a co-owner of IELTS, and is 50% owned by 38 Australian universities through Education Australia Limited. The remaining 50% is traded on the ASX.
It launched an IPO in 2015 selling 125.1 million shares, priced at A$2.65 each, giving it a market capitalisation of A$663.3m.
It also owns and operates 10 English language schools in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.
The sale of the Hotcourses Group is expected to be completed by the end of January 2017. Barkla said he expects Hotcourses to contribute to IDP earnings starting in FY 2018 which begins July 1 this year.
 

IDP Education. Excelent ROE, ROA , Debt 0

ROA (Net Profit / Asset) 29,9% 29,7%
ROE (Net Profit / Equities) 50,3% 50,5%
Rate of Dividend 76,4% 74,4%
Balance Sheet Analysis 2017e 2018e
CAPEX / CA 2,57% 2,71%
Cash Flow / Sales 13,1% 13,3%
Capital Intensity (Assets / Sales) 0,36x 0,38x
Financial Leverage (Net Debt / EBITDA) 0,03x 0,02x


http://www.4-traders.com/IDP-EDUCATION-LTD-25036357/financials/
 
Very Good Results . Indutrade


Muy buenos resultados de la mitad del año



Interim report second quarter and first half-year 2017

2017-07-25 11.00




Second quarter 2017

Order intake rose 15% to SEK 3,952 million (3,422). For comparable units the increase was 4%.

Net sales rose 13% to SEK 3,749 million (3,317). For comparable units the increase was 3%.

Operating profit before amortisation of intangible non-current assets attributable to acquisitions (EBITA) rose 13% to SEK 458 million (405), corresponding to an EBITA margin of 12.2% (12.2%).

Net profit for the quarter rose 17% to SEK 303 million (259), corresponding to earnings per share of SEK 2.52 (2.16).






http://www.indutrade.com/investor-r...port-second-quarter-and-first-half-year-2017/
 
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) James Bay Drilling Delivers Further High Grade Results

WWW:www.galaxylithium.com

Company Overview

Perth, Aug 2, 2017 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Galaxy Resources Limited ("Galaxy" or the "Company") (ASX:GXY) (OTCMKTS:GALXF) is pleased to announce further assays from its 2017 drilling campaign at the James Bay Project in Quebec, Canada.

In late March, the Galaxy James Bay team commenced a ~31,000m diamond drilling campaign to extend and develop the existing resource at the James Bay Project in Quebec, Canada. 29,300m of drilling to date has been completed with the entire program now expected to be completed by the end of August 2017.

Highlights from the most recent stage of drilling (all intercept data reported downhole) and assay are as follows:

- Drill hole JBL-18 from 55.45m to 87.55m for 32.10m at 1.83 %Li2O and from 177.90m to 213.30m for 35.40m at 1.43 %Li2O;

- JBL17-19 from 0.00m to 98.75m for 98.80m at 1.62 %Li2O;

- JBL17-20 from 16.15m to 85.00m for 68.90m at 1.55% Li2O;

- JBL17-22 from 127.00m to 175.20m for 48.20m at 1.91% Li2O;

- JBL17-53 from 162.84m to 246.03m for 83.19m at 1.56% Li2O (new pegmatite);

- JBL17-54 from 142.34m to 183.92m for 41.58m at 1.87% Li2O;

- JBL17-55 from 214.60m to 256.20m for 41.60m at 1.71 % Li2O (new pegmatite);

- JBL17-56 from 29.51m to 83.27m for 53.76m at 1.55 % Li2O;

- JBL17-57 from 0.70m to 74.56m for 73.90m at 1.50 % Li2O.

Assays (see Table 1 in the link below) have been received for a further 32 diamond holes for 6,450m of 47.6mm (NQ) core diameter drilling. Drill hole collars are presented in Table 2 (see the link below).

Both resource infill and resource extension diamond ( core ) drilling has been conducted. Pegmatites outcrop at surface as seen in Figure 1 (see link below) and the drill program as outlined in Figure 2 (see link below), has been targeting approximately 1,850m of pegmatite to the west of the James Bay Highway. Resource infill type drilling can be seen within known pegmatites, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 (see link below). The objective of this drilling is to improve and upgrade the resource classification of the existing resource to "measured" and "indicated" classifications.

The resource extension drilling is aiming to test the extent of known pegmatites in areas where there are gaps and where there has been limited or no drilling, below the existing drilling sections. This drilling has now delineated two new large pegmatites in the gap between known pegmatites in the western part of the mineralized zone, shown in Figures 3 and 4 (see link below), with drill holes JBL17-19 (98.80m at 1.62 %Li2O); JBL17-53 (83.19m at 1.56% Li2O) and JBL17-57 (73.90m at 1.50 % Li2O) returning exceptional results. Intersections outside the current resource at its eastern extremity outlined in Figures 3 and 4 (see link below), returned more typical widths. Mineralization remains open at depth throughout and to the east of the highway.

Galaxy's Managing Director and CEO, Anthony Tse, commented "The ongoing successful drilling at James Bay has demonstrated the significant scale of the project. The results of the campaign will provide the essential inputs to the James Bay resource upgrade, as well as the feasibility studies to be completed. The project will look to leverage off the existing infrastructure in Quebec, which we believe is a premier location for an integrated upstream and downstream operation to be developed".

ABOUT THE JAMES BAY PROJECT

The James Bay Project is located 2 kilometers south of the Eastmain River and 100 kilometers east of James Bay. The property is accessible by paved road from the James Bay Road which cuts through the property close to the 381km road marker on the highway Route/109 from Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada. Val d'Or is approximately 526km westward from Montreal, Quebec. A large, multi-service truck stop is located at marker 381.

Discovered in the 1960's and then known as the Cyr property the site consists of a swarm of 33 pegmatite dykes that belong to the rare-element 'class', the LCT (Li-Cs- Ta) 'family' and the albite-spodumene 'type' according to the classification by Cerny (1991). Two new major pegmatite dykes have been discovered in this current drill campaign as well as smaller swarms eastward of the known extents. The mineralized pegmatite is open at depth and to the east. The lithium bearing mineral contained in the pegmatites is spodumene LiAl(Si2O6), a member of the pyroxene group of minerals. A classified resource was reported at cut-off grade of 0.75% Li2O of 11.75Mt @1.30% Li2O (Indicated) and [email protected]% Li2O (Inferred) within a conceptual pit shell using a lithium carbonate price of USD 6,000/t, metallurgical and process recovery of 70%, mining and process costs of USD 64 per tonne and overall pit slope of 45 degrees. The current resource is based on 14,457m of diamond drilling and 201.3m of horizontal channel sampling. The pegmatite swarms have dip direction ~N 103 degrees E., dip steeply at ~60 degrees westward and forms a corridor of discontinuous dykes about ~4km in length and ~300m wide. This outcrop is about 15-20m above the surrounding muskeg/swamp. This phase of drilling should be completed by the end of August, 2017.

To view tables and figures, please visit:
http://abnnewswire.net/lnk/Y184MW9I


About Galaxy Resources Limited


Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (OTCMKTS:GALXF) is an international S&P / ASX 200 Index company with lithium production facilities, hard rock mines and brine assets in Australia, Canada and Argentina. It wholly owns and operates the Mt Cattlin mine in Ravensthorpe Western Australia, which is currently producing spodumene and tantalum concentrate, and the James Bay lithium pegmatite project in Quebec, Canada.

Galaxy is advancing plans to develop the Sal de Vida lithium and potash brine project in Argentina situated in the lithium triangle (where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet), which is currently the source of 60% of global lithium production. Sal de Vida has excellent potential as a low cost brine-based lithium carbonate production facility.

Lithium compounds are used in the manufacture of ceramics, glass, and consumer electronics and are an essential cathode material for long life lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as mass energy storage systems. Galaxy is bullish about the global lithium demand outlook and is aiming to become a major producer of lithium products.
 
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