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Brian Han
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Ardent Patience Required for Closing of Discount to Intrinsic Assessment

Securities in Ardent Leisure are trading at a 21% discount to our AUD 2.00 fair value estimate, even underperforming the struggling S&P/ASX 200 Index by 7% since the end of August 2018. However, we remain comfortable with our intrinsic assessment and believe a decent margin of safety has emerged.
The tepid organic EBITDA growth for Main Event (just 4% on a normalised basis in fiscal 2018) is hardly inspiring, especially for a business that now accounts for over 80% of group earnings (before ...
Underlying
Ardent Leisure

Ardent Leisure invests in and operates leisure and entertainment businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Co. is organised into the following divisions: Marinas, which comprises seven d'Albora Marina properties, located in New South Wales and Victoria; Family entertainment centres, which comprises of 27 Main Event sites in the U.S.; Bowling centres, which comprises 48 bowling centres and six amusement arcades located in Australia and New Zealand; Theme parks, which comprises Dreamworld and WhiteWater World in Coomera, Queensland and the SkyPoint observation deck and climb in Surfers Paradise, Queensland; as well as Health clubs, which comprises 76 clubs in Australia.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brian Han

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