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Gareth James
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Trade Me Remains Overvalued but Narrow Moat Not Threatened by Amazon; Worth Adding to the Watchlist

We have reviewed our investment thesis for narrow moat-rated Trade Me following the conclusion of the August reporting season, and retain our fair value estimate of NZD 4.20 per share. We’ve held a consistently bearish view on the stock for the past two years, largely because we believed the market was underestimating likely long-term capital expenditure rates for the company. Over the past year, Trade Me shares have fallen 15%, significantly underperforming the 1% increase in the S&P/NZX 50...
Underlying
Trade Me Group Limited

Trade Me Group is a online marketplace and classified advertising platform that is engaged in the auctions and fixed price sales for new and used goods, as well as automotive, real estate and employment businesses. Co. is also engaged in the web businesses for accommodation, dating and group buying.

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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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Gareth James

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