Budget Benefits Car Dealers

Two weeks ago we discussed the leading signals that pointed to Automotive Holdings Group (AHG previously AHE) being re-rated significantly higher on the basis of a profit upgrade from peer AP Eagers (APE), record new car sales for February and March and record low interest rates. Together with a low valuation, attractive 5% fully franked dividend yield and an exceptional chart formation it looked set to move to record territory.

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New Car Sales At Record Highs – Who’s Doing All The Selling?

Running a proprietary trading desk it is very important that we produce consistent returns on a monthly basis while managing drawdowns and risk. Unlike fund managers with billions under management that run a large portfolio of stocks over the long-term, our focus is significantly more immediate – we just don’t have the luxury of investing millions of dollars and waiting months or years for a return. We need to rewarded within days and weeks otherwise our funds are being wasted. So our focus is not just on finding a great opportunity but timing that great opportunity as well. And in that process we often discover hidden gems. Rarely are they actually penny stocks.

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