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Adam Fleck
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Cyclical Peak in Fiscal 2018 for No-Moat Brickworks

A resilient detached housing market saw no-moat Brickworks deliver adjusted EBIT of AUD 280 million in fiscal 2018, 6% ahead of our expectations and also ahead of market consensus. In spite of this, shares traded approximately 5% lower on the result, with management’s outlook for the building products segment clearly disappointing a market that was overly optimistic about the durability of the current housing cycle. While the business is tracking largely in line with our expectations, we place B...
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Brickworks

Brickworks manufactures a range of building products throughout Australia, engages in development and investment activities, and participates in investments as an equity holder. Co. has business three segments: building products, which manufactures vitrified clay, concrete and timber products used in the building industry with product lines that include bricks, blocks, pavers, roof tiles, floor tiles, and timber products used in the building industry; property, which considers further opportunities to better utilize land owned by Co.; and investment, which holds investments in the Australian share market, and includes investment in Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd.

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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.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Adam Fleck

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