Stock Spotlight: Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF)
This week's Stock Spotlight is ASX-listed Challenger Limited.
About Challenger Limited.
Challenger Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The company also provides retirement services to its clients. It manages equity mutual funds. The firm invests into the public equity markets across the world. Challenger Limited was founded in 1985 and is based in Australia, Asia and United Kingdom.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Key Stats
Key Stats
Source: Yahoo Finance, ASX. Data as of 21/08/24.
Price Performance
Growth Potential
- Ongoing strength in annuities given the higher yields environment.
- FY25 earnings guidance could be conservative.
- Exposure to an attractive retirement income market, with strong long-term growth tailwinds.
- Solid capital position – strong capital position (with PCA ratio up +0.08x YoY to 1.67x) should remove any balance sheet concerns and puts CGF in a good position to fund growth.
- Further cost initiatives leading to reduction in the already low cost-to-income ratio.
- Two complementary businesses both with leading market positions.
- Potential takeover target.
Key Risks
- Weaker than expected annuity sales growth within its Life (annuity) segment.
- Any increase in competition from major Australian banks in annuities.
- Weaker than expected net inflows for the Funds Management segment (possibly from lower interest levels from financial planners/advisers/investors).
- Weaker than expected performance of boutique funds within its Funds Management segment.
- Lower investment yields.
- Uncertainty over capital requirements of deferred lifetime annuities.
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