Equities

Johns Lyng (JLG) has provided earnings guidance for FY23e. We downgrade our recommendation to Hold.

Perenti (PRN; not rated) and DDH have announced that they have entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Agreement (SIA) pursuant to which PRN will acquire 100% of the fully paid ordinary shares in DDH.

We initiate coverage of Retail Food Group (RFG) with a Buy rating at a $0.13/share Price Target. As Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchise owner in Quick service restaurants (QSR) and Coffee, the company franchises and operates stores in mass brands, Donut King & Gloria Jeans and other mid-market brands such as Crust Pizza in ANZ, US and EMEA.

We initiate coverage of Austral Limited (ASB) with a Price Target of $3.10 and a Buy rating. ASB is an Australian shipbuilder and defence contractor providing design, manufacturing and support capabilities for defence and commercial customers.

We initiate coverage of COSOL, a company that specialises in digital IT solutions, focusing on enterprise asset management software platforms and data management, with a buy recommendation and a 12 month price target of $1.00.

At headline level AVG’s FY23e revenue and EBITDAS guidance were broadly in-line with BPe expectations. We retain our Hold recommendation.