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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Orica posted a strong FY25 result and forecasts improving growth across all three business segments through FY26.</li><li> -Orica&rsquo;s FY25 result solid, slightly ahead of consensus -Specialty Chemicals and Digital Solutions now primary drivers -Around half of earnings stem from gold and copper sectors -Adds incremental $100m to recently completed $400m buyback program</li></ul>

Orica posted a strong FY25 result and forecasts improving growth across all three business segments through FY26. -Orica&rsquo;s FY25 result solid, slightly ahead of consensus -Specialty Chemicals and Digital Solutions now primary drivers -Around half of earnings stem from gold and copper sectors -Adds incremental $100m to recently completed $400m buyback program

Solid Momentum Drives Orica's FY26 Optimism

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Bell Potter Securities

Bell Potter

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Bell Potter Securities

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<ul><li>ORI is a leading solution provider to the global mining and infrastructure markets.</li><li>These solutions include the manufacture and supply of explosives, blasting systems, speciality mining chemicals (sodium cyanide and emulsifiers) and the provision of orebody intelligence, geotechnical and structural monitoring products and services.</li><li>ORI has undergone a strategic pivot in recent years, transforming the company (through acquisitions) into a more diversified product and service provider, with emerging Speciality Mining Chemicals (SMC) and Digital Solutions (DS) segments to complement legacy Blasting Solutions (BS) operations. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

ORI is a leading solution provider to the global mining and infrastructure markets.These solutions include the manufacture and supply of explosives, blasting systems, speciality mining chemicals (sodium cyanide and emulsifiers) and the provision of orebody intelligence, geotechnical and structural monitoring products and services.ORI has undergone a strategic pivot in recent years, transforming the company (through acquisitions) into a more diversified product and service provider, with emerging Speciality Mining Chemicals (SMC) and Digital Solutions (DS) segments to complement legacy Blasting Solutions (BS) operations. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 6 stocks in Australia that could be deleted from global passive portfolios later this month, though the probability of deletion varies across the stocks. </li>
<li>If deleted, passive trackers will need to sell between US$234m-330m in the stocks. Impact is high at between 7-23 days of ADV.</li>
<li>The potential deletions have underperformed the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> over nearly every time period from 1 week to 3 months. Shorts have increased on all stocks recently.</li>
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There are 6 stocks in Australia that could be deleted from global passive portfolios later this month, though the probability of deletion varies across the stocks. 
If deleted, passive trackers will need to sell between US$234m-330m in the stocks. Impact is high at between 7-23 days of ADV.
The potential deletions have underperformed the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) over nearly every time period from 1 week to 3 months. Shorts have increased on all stocks recently.


Australia: Last Look at Potential Passive Selling in February

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Equity Derivatives

<ul>
<li>AS51 broke out of a tight multi day range Friday with one of the strongest moves of the year.</li>
<li>Relative performance versus SPX has begun to improve, hinting at a potential shift after prolonged underperformance.</li>
<li>SPASX200 1-month implied vol remains pinned near historic lows which could provide an interesting setup into year end.</li>
</ul>


AS51 broke out of a tight multi day range Friday with one of the strongest moves of the year.
Relative performance versus SPX has begun to improve, hinting at a potential shift after prolonged underperformance.
SPASX200 1-month implied vol remains pinned near historic lows which could provide an interesting setup into year end.


Australia Single Stock Options (Dec 08–12): AS51 Escapes Range as Relative Performance Vs SPX Turns

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Increasing US and Australian ties in the critical minerals space provide some opportunities</li>
<li>After the initial hype and capital raisings, better entry prices have arisen</li>
<li>The upside-downside ratio is  high and government support provides a backstop</li>
</ul>


Increasing US and Australian ties in the critical minerals space provide some opportunities
After the initial hype and capital raisings, better entry prices have arisen
The upside-downside ratio is  high and government support provides a backstop


A Basket of Strategic, Speculative Australian Mining Stocks

Australia

Orica Limited is a diversified manufacturing company.  The Company produces industrial and specialty chemicals, polyethylene, surface coatings for vehicles, food and beverage flavoring and fragrances, packaging and appliances. The Company also supplies explosive and blasting services to the mining, quarrying and construction industries.

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Solid Momentum Drives Orica's FY26 Optimism

Orica posted a strong FY25 result and forecasts improving growth across all three business segments through FY26. -Orica’s FY25 result solid,...

FNArena

Orica (ORI): Explosive Stuff

These solutions include the manufacture and supply of explosives, blasting systems, speciality mining chemicals (sodium cyanide and emulsifiers)...

Bell Potter

Australia: Last Look at Potential Passive Selling in February

Six Aussie stocks could be sold from global passive portfolios in Feb. If deleted, passives will need to sell between US$234m-330m in the stocks....

Brian Freitas

Australia Single Stock Options (Dec 08–12): AS51 Escapes Range as Relative Performance Vs SPX Turns

​AS51 shows strong breakout, improving relative performance against SPX, low volatility may set up interesting year-end opportunity.

John Ley

A Basket of Strategic, Speculative Australian Mining Stocks

One member of the basket $EMH is up >80% today as it has received confirmation that its Cinovec lithium project in the Czech Republic has been...

Rikki Malik

AS51 shows strong breakout, improving relative performance against SPX, low volatility may set up interesting year-end opportunity.