Elixinol Global (ASX:EXL): It's Not Easy Being Green

It’s high time we checked in on Elixinol Global (ASX:EXL) post the release of the company’s 1H19 results late last month and following a very busy last several months which we’ll summarise in this update. This time however we’re going to do things backwards and start with the financials – where some of the developments since we last published on Elixinol in February have begun to manifest. Then we’ll triangulate the numbers to the narrative to understand where the company is at this point in time. 

Time To Die, Livehire (ASX:LVH)

Livehire (ASX:LVH) is a “talent management technology company” with a market capitalisation of $84 million at the current share price of $0.285. The company has around $35 million in cash which we believe should be returned to shareholders since we believe the business is destined to fail and the business itself is worth nothing, at best. 

3 Investing Mistakes I Made So You Don't Have To

I recently shared "2 Rules To Avoid The Hype Trap" with Ethical Equities Supporters. Following those rules requires that investors can establish revenue growth, free cash flow and profit from the primary documents. It is always important to take these numbers from the accounts themselves, because companies will often highlight misleading adjusted numbers in their presentations, not the statutory numbers.

Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) FY 2019 Half Year Results Analysis

On Thursday Appen (ASX: APX) reported its results for the first half of FY19 (the company has a December reporting year-end). The stock price moved violently in response, initially soaring 10% within the first hour of trading to almost $30 (within sight of the $32 all-time high set in late July), but from that point plunged 20% to below $24 and ended the day down 11% from its previous close. On Friday the share price rebounded 7% as the market digested the key takeaways, and the APX share price managed to record a 2% gain for the week despite the nausea-inducing rollercoaster ride. In fairness, there was quite a bit to digest, but also readers should remember that over the past couple of months the markets have been particularly jittery amidst the ongoing trade/tariff wars, inversion of the yield curve and other macro concerns.