Speaker 1: This is wat them Flux.
Speaker 2: I'm Brett and Justin As Wednesday, the twenty eighth of August.
Speaker 1: Tolly Boy a win for the internet sleuths. Some sleuthing
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Speaker 1: Three salute worthy stories today. Juzzy boy, let's do it
Speaker 1: for our first. Coles has seen its annual profit jumped
Speaker 1: over one point one billion bukkaroonys coppying applause from its
Speaker 1: shareholders and a heap of flak from customers and government.
Speaker 2: Cole's got to be a bit sheepish about these results
Speaker 2: during these times, So spill the beans here, b man, Well,
Speaker 2: Duzzy boy Wino.
Speaker 1: Coles as the big red supermarket that is numero doss
Speaker 1: in the supermarket game yep.
Speaker 2: Cole's currently has around twenty eight percent market share in Australia,
Speaker 2: behind the big dog Woolies and Coals.
Speaker 1: And Woolies have been under a heck of a lot
Speaker 1: of scrutiny in recent times. That's true.
Speaker 2: They both face the Senate inquiry in May this year
Speaker 2: around price gouging customers and exploiting suppliers.
Speaker 1: So when Cole's announced its annual results, it's fair to
Speaker 1: say that many people were waiting to feast on the details.
Speaker 2: And what a feast it was. Cole's announced an annual
Speaker 2: profit of one point one billion Bukkaroonis, which was up
Speaker 2: over two percent from last year. But interestingly, be Man Coles,
Speaker 2: a CEO, was kind of downplaying these results.
Speaker 1: So what is the key learning here?
Speaker 2: Companies in essential sect is a constantly managing the tension
Speaker 2: between corporate success and social responsibility.
Speaker 1: And doesn't wait when times are tough. That balancing act
Speaker 1: becomes a delicate soup flame.
Speaker 2: On the one hand, Coles is trying to maximize shareholder
Speaker 2: value by cooking up bigger revenue and tastier profit margins.
Speaker 1: On the other hand, it needs to demonstrate to the
Speaker 1: public and also to regulators and government that it's also
Speaker 1: struggling with the cost of living. Ultimately, though, the main
Speaker 1: issue comes down to the competition in the supermarket industry.
Speaker 2: Get this, be Man Colson Willies hold about two thirds
Speaker 2: of the market share of supermarkets in Australia and.
Speaker 1: Less competitors means less competition on pricing.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Colson Willies both have achieved profit margins of over
Speaker 2: five percent, whereas say, in the UK, things are a
Speaker 2: whole lot tighter because of the competition over there. Yep,
Speaker 2: Tesco has a profit margin of three point eight percent
Speaker 2: and my personal favorite Sainsbury's profit margin is.
Speaker 1: Just three percent.
Speaker 2: Now Coals is trying to lay low with its growing
Speaker 2: profit margin. For our second story, Bunning's office works in
Speaker 2: price Line are all looking to build a new revenue stream.
Speaker 2: And it's not physical products or snags.
Speaker 1: I was actually thinking it was going to be the
Speaker 1: juicy snail with a bit of cooked onion tomato sauce,
Speaker 1: some of that mustard, piece of white bread wrapped in
Speaker 1: a white serviette. Iconic stuff. Jzy boys, So tell me
Speaker 1: what is going on here? Okay?
Speaker 2: So if they catch you my drift, you'd know that
Speaker 2: all three of these companies are owned by the retail
Speaker 2: behemoth West Farmers. Yep, that enormous group that also owns
Speaker 2: kmart target catch and they man, we know that Wessis
Speaker 2: is always looking for a few ways to generate revenue.
Speaker 2: But boy, you don't just revenue growth from Wessey's products,
Speaker 2: Oh no, no, no. West Farmers is now looking to
Speaker 2: turn their stores into prime advertising real estate retail media
Speaker 2: as they like to call it. That's where they use
Speaker 2: their data to target shoppers in store with ads. Who
Speaker 2: is buying this retail media you speak of?
Speaker 1: Well, jaesy boy, generally it's suppliers who are looking for
Speaker 1: a bigger marketing presence and.
Speaker 2: Bunning's already generates around one hundred and fifty million bucks
Speaker 2: per year from retail media.
Speaker 1: But now West Farmers wants office Works and price Line
Speaker 1: to join the party as well. So what is the
Speaker 1: key learning here? Retail media is the latest shiny new
Speaker 1: tool in the retail shed and it's becoming a serious
Speaker 1: revenue stream.
Speaker 2: It's all about using data to target shoppers right when
Speaker 2: they shot and Bman Chemists Warehouse already nails the retail
Speaker 2: media game.
Speaker 1: It generates more than six hundred million bucks a year
Speaker 1: through its retail media, which is around twenty percent of
Speaker 1: its total revenue. So now West Farmers is thinking it's
Speaker 1: time to start tapping into retail media for office Works
Speaker 1: and Priceline as well. And Josey Boy, this is just
Speaker 1: the beginning for retail media in Australia. In fact, it's
Speaker 1: currently worth around one point six billion dollars per year,
Speaker 1: but it's expected to grow to two point eight billion, Baker,
Speaker 1: and He's by twenty twenty seven. That's according to your
Speaker 1: friends at Morgan Stanley.
Speaker 2: So be man, it's time to grab your safety goggles
Speaker 2: because this market is about to blow up.
Speaker 1: For our third and final story, Guzman Egomez has smashed
Speaker 1: profit forecast in its first earnings update since it's IPO.
Speaker 2: Geewajays the gift that keeps on giving for shareholders Beman.
Speaker 2: So what is sizzling on this GYG grill?
Speaker 1: Well, Josee Way Guzman Egomez or Gyg's the Mexican fast
Speaker 1: food chain that started in Sydney in two thousand and six.
Speaker 2: And since then it's expanded two hundred and twenty stores
Speaker 2: across Australia, Japan, Singapore and now the US as well.
Speaker 1: Now, back in June, DUIG listed on the AX and
Speaker 1: it shares popped like a fresh tortilla chip, up thirty
Speaker 1: six percent on day one, and.
Speaker 2: This took GAG's marketing cap to over three billion baccaridis.
Speaker 1: And now dozy boy. GYG has just announced its first
Speaker 1: earnings update since it's IPO, and it is one hot
Speaker 1: burrito yep.
Speaker 2: GIG reported a net profit of five point seven million bucks,
Speaker 2: which is up a sizzling ninety four percent from last year.
Speaker 1: And about seventy one percent above the forecast that amount and.
Speaker 2: They mean most of the strong results came from its
Speaker 2: operations in Australia.
Speaker 1: And interestingly enough, Dozi Boy a lot of it was
Speaker 1: thanks to its growing Brecky sale.
Speaker 2: So they man Gag must be majorly relieved because there's
Speaker 2: always a lot riding on its first earnings update since
Speaker 2: its typo.
Speaker 1: So what is the key learning here?
Speaker 2: As they say, you never get a second chance to
Speaker 2: make a first impression.
Speaker 1: When a company goes public. Its first performance against forecasts
Speaker 1: is like the first bite of that juicy hot burrito
Speaker 1: I've been talking about. Go on, Well, it's either deliciously
Speaker 1: satisfying or it leaves a bad taste in investor's mouth.
Speaker 2: You see a man A company's forecast shows what it
Speaker 2: expects for its future financial performance. Now, if the company
Speaker 2: can meet its expectations, then investors get some confidence in
Speaker 2: the company's management and its strategy. But if a company
Speaker 2: bombs against its forecast, investors are less likely to trust
Speaker 2: that company with their money in the future. So Goog
Speaker 2: has proved itself to investors now, but it'll have to
Speaker 2: show that its earnings isn't just a one off floxam.
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