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Gareth James

Seek’s AUD 18.30 FVE Unchanged Following Seek Asia Acquisition

Narrow-moat Seek’s decision to increase its stake in Seek Asia, from 86.25% to 100.0%, has no impact on our AUD 18.30 fair value estimate. Seek Asia comprises just 13% of Seek’s group revenue and 20% of group EBIT, meaning the new investment will only increase group EBIT attributable to Seek shareholders by around 3%. However, as Seek already owns a majority stake in Seek Asia, its investment is fully consolidated, meaning most of our earnings forecasts are unchanged. The key change is to deduct...
Underlying
Seek Limited

Seek is engaged in the online matching of hirers and candidates with career opportunities and related services; investing in early stage businesses and technologies which are in or adjacent to the main online employment marketplace; and distribution and provision of vocational training and higher education courses. Co.'s ANZ Employment, Zhaopin, SEEK Asia, Brasil Online and OCC segments provides online employment and marketplace services. Co.'s Education segment includes the marketing, sale and distribution of education courses. Co. also has an Early Stage Ventures segment consisting of a portfolio of Australian and international investments.

Provider
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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Gareth James

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