Morningstar | McMillan Wisely Abandons Eclipx Merger; FVE Unchanged
McMillan Shakespeare is Australia's leading provider of salary packaging and novated leases. It also has vehicle leasing and fleet management and consumer finance businesses. McMillan may benefit from some switching cost advantages, and its integrated business model provides cross-selling opportunities and cost savings. However, we think these are insufficient to provide it with a sustainable competitive advantage, especially given the fragmented markets it operates in and regulatory risks it faces, particularly regarding the fringe benefit tax and consumer finance regulation. The potential of FBT legislative changes hurting salary packaging and novated leasing prompted McMillan to diversify into lower-margin consumer finance and leasing in Australia and the U.K.McMillan Shakespeare provides capabilities in novated leasing, salary packaging, associated Fringe Benefits Tax administration and management, operating leases and asset management. Co.'s segments are: Group Remuneration Services, which provides administrative services in respect of salary packaging and facilitates the settlement of motor vehicle novated leases for customers; Asset Management, which provides financing and ancillary management services associated with motor vehicles, commercial vehicles and equipment; and Retail Financial services provides retail brokerage services, aggregation of finance originations and extended warranty cover.
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