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<p>Preface vii</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p><b>Part I: the companies</b></p> <p>Accent Group Limited 2</p> <p>Adairs Limited 4</p> <p>Altium Limited 6</p> <p>ANZ Group Holdings Limited 8</p> <p>ARB Corporation Limited 10</p> <p>Aristocrat Leisure Limited 12</p> <p>ASX Limited 14</p> <p>Australian Ethical Investment Limited 16</p> <p>Baby Bunting Group Limited 18</p> <p>Bapcor Limited 20</p> <p>Beach Energy Limited 22</p> <p>Beacon Lighting Group Limited 24</p> <p>BHP Group Limited 26</p> <p>BlueScope Steel Limited 28</p> <p>Breville Group Limited 30</p> <p>Brickworks Limited 32</p> <p>Carsales.com Limited 34</p> <p>Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited 36</p> <p>Clover Corporation Limited 38</p> <p>Cochlear Limited 40</p> <p>Codan Limited 42</p> <p>Coles Group Limited 44</p> <p>Collins Foods Limited 46</p> <p>Commonwealth Bank of Australia 48</p> <p>Computershare Limited 50</p> <p>Credit Corp Group Limited 52</p> <p>CSL Limited 54</p> <p>CSR Limited 56</p> <p>Data#3 Limited 58</p> <p>Elders Limited 60</p> <p>Enero Group Limited 62</p> <p>Fiducian Group Limited 64</p> <p>Fortescue Metals Group Limited 66</p> <p>Grange Resources Limited 68</p> <p>GUD Holdings Limited 70</p> <p>GWA Group Limited 72</p> <p>Hansen Technologies Limited 74</p> <p>Harvey Norman Holdings Limited 76</p> <p>IDP Education Limited 78</p> <p>IGO Limited 80</p> <p>Iluka Resources Limited 82</p> <p>Insurance Australia Group Limited 84</p> <p>IPH Limited 86</p> <p>JB Hi- Fi Limited 88</p> <p>Johns Lyng Group Limited 90</p> <p>Jumbo Interactive Limited 92</p> <p>Lifestyle Communities Limited 94</p> <p>Lindsay Australia Limited 96</p> <p>Lovisa Holdings Limited 98</p> <p>Lycopodium Limited 100</p> <p>Macquarie Group Limited 102</p> <p>Magellan Financial Group Limited 104</p> <p>Medibank Private Limited 106</p> <p>Metcash Limited 108</p> <p>Michael Hill International Limited 110</p> <p>Mineral Resources Limited 112</p> <p>Monadelphous Group Limited 114</p> <p>National Australia Bank Limited 116</p> <p>Netwealth Group Limited 118</p> <p>NIB Holdings Limited 120</p> <p>Nick Scali Limited 122</p> <p>Nine Entertainment Company Holdings Limited 124</p> <p>NRW Holdings Limited 126</p> <p>Objective Corporation Limited 128</p> <p>PeopleIn Limited 130</p> <p>Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited 132</p> <p>Platinum Asset Management Limited 134</p> <p>Premier Investments Limited 136</p> <p>Pro Medicus Limited 138</p> <p>PWR Holdings Limited 140</p> <p>REA Group Limited 142</p> <p>Reece Limited 144</p> <p>Reliance Worldwide Corporation Limited 146</p> <p>Ridley Corporation Limited 148</p> <p>Rio Tinto Limited 150</p> <p>Santos Limited 152</p> <p>Seek Limited 154</p> <p>Servcorp Limited 156</p> <p>Smartgroup Corporation Limited 158</p> <p>Steadfast Group Limited 160</p> <p>Super Retail Group Limited 162</p> <p>Supply Network Limited 164</p> <p>Technology One Limited 166</p> <p>Telstra Group Limited 168</p> <p>Wesfarmers Limited 170</p> <p>WiseTech Global Limited 172</p> <p>Woodside Energy Group Limited 174</p> <p>Woolworths Group Limited 176</p> <p><b>Part II: the tables</b></p> <p>A Market capitalisation 181</p> <p>B Revenues 182</p> <p>C Year-on-year revenues growth 183</p> <p>D EBIT margin 184</p> <p>E Year-on-year EBIT margin growth 185</p> <p>F After-tax profit 186</p> <p>G Year-on-year earnings per share growth 187</p> <p>H Return on equity 188</p> <p>I Year-on-year return on equity growth 189</p> <p>J Debt-to-equity ratio 190</p> <p>K Current ratio 191</p> <p>L Price/earnings ratio 192</p> <p>M Price-to-NTA-per-share ratio 193</p> <p>N Dividend yield 194</p> <p>O Year-on-year dividend growth 195</p> <p>P Five-year share price return 196</p>

<p><B>MARTIN ROTH </B>is an internationally successful financial journalist. Based in Melbourne, he is one of Australia’s leading authors of investment books.

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