Orica (ASX:ORI) is one of the ASX's oldest industrial names, and after 150 years built around commercial explosives it is now working to reshape itself into a broader mining and infrastructure solutions business. The strategic direction centres on complementing its traditional blasting operations with …
Michael Hill International (ASX:MHJ) is a familiar name on Australian and New Zealand high streets, and as a jewellery retailer it sits squarely in the discretionary end of consumer spending. That makes theBusinesshighly sensitive to changes in household confidence and disposable income. When spending …
Karoon Energy (ASX:KAR) has spent recent years transforming from a Brazil-focused single-asset producer into a more diversified oil and gas company, but a softerCommoditybackdrop and operational delays have weighed on sentiment. The company’s core producing asset is the Baúna field offshore Brazil, complemented by …
Rubicon Water (ASX:RWL) has been one of the more difficult ASX stories over the past year, with investor sentiment weakening as losses and project delays weighed on the business. The irrigation-automation specialist designs and manufactures technology that helps water authorities and farmers measure and …
Neuren Pharmaceuticals (ASX:NEU) occupies an unusual position on the ASX: a biotechnology company that is already generating meaningful cash from an approved product while advancing a pipeline aimed at rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Its lead product, DAYBUE (trofinetide), is approved in the United States for …
Big River Industries (ASX:BRI) is the kind of small-cap the market can overlook during weaker construction conditions, and its latest full-year result suggests the company may be steadying after a difficult stretch. The timber and building-products group manufactures and distributes panels, formply, structural timber …
Supply Network (ASX:SNL) is one of the ASX’s steadier performers, yet it remains less discussed than its track record might suggest. The company distributes aftermarket parts for trucks and buses across Australia and New Zealand under the Multispares brand, serving fleet operators, workshops and …
Australian Clinical Labs (ASX:ACL) is one of the country’s three large private pathology providers, and after a difficult couple of years for the sector it is trying to prove that operational discipline can offset a softer revenue backdrop. The company runs a national network …
Delta Lithium (ASX:DLI) is a Western Australian explorer and developer whose fortunes are tied closely to the lithium cycle. Formerly known as Red Dirt Metals, the company holds two principal assets: the Mt Ida Lithium Project, which it describes as fully permitted and which …
88 Energy (ASX:88E) is a familiar name to speculative energy investors: a Perth-based, dual ASX and AIM-listed explorer chasing large conventional and unconventional oil opportunities on the Alaska North Slope, alongside an emerging position in Namibia. It is the kind of higher-risk exploration story …