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<ul>
 <li>Nick Scali is a leading furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand, demonstrating resilient growth in its core ANZ operations through strong sales and expanding margins.</li>
 <li>The company is pursuing a significant long-term growth strategy focused on expanding its physical store network in both ANZ and the United Kingdom, with a target of more than doubling its current footprint.</li>
 <li>While the core ANZ business remains highly profitable, the UK expansion is in an investment phase, currently operating at a loss, which presents both a significant growth opportunity and a near-term risk for investors.</li>
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  Nick Scali is a leading furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand, demonstrating resilient growth in its core ANZ operations through strong sales and expanding margins.
  The company is pursuing a significant long-term growth strategy focused on expanding its physical store network in both ANZ and the United Kingdom, with a target of more than doubling its current footprint.
  While the core ANZ business remains highly profitable, the UK expansion is in an investment phase, currently operating at a loss, which presents both a significant growth opportunity and a near-term risk for investors.
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Primer: Nick Scali Ltd (NCK AU) - Aug 2026

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Temple & Webster Group Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Combining resilient trading, a capital-light business model and an attractive dividend yield, Joyce Corp also offers a long growth runway.</li><li> Joyce&rsquo;s capital light business model provides strong cash flows Minimal maintenance capex leaves room for dividends Expansion potential at KWB Group, the main growth engine Exposed to housing activity and consumer sentiment</li></ul>

Combining resilient trading, a capital-light business model and an attractive dividend yield, Joyce Corp also offers a long growth runway. Joyce&rsquo;s capital light business model provides strong cash flows Minimal maintenance capex leaves room for dividends Expansion potential at KWB Group, the main growth engine Exposed to housing activity and consumer sentiment

Temple & Webster Group Ltd - Joyce Corp's Capital Light Growth In Focus

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<ul><li>Nick Scali (NCK) provided an upgrade to 1H26 guidance on 22-Dec-25 (~12% at midpoint), guiding to Group Statutory NPAT of $37-39m vs previously $33-35m (as of 29- Oct-25).</li><li>We had flagged positive catalysts on 1H earnings given supportive 2Q26 comps and the upgrade was driven by a higher 1H26 revenue guidance of 10-12% growth for ANZ vs previously 7-9% growth (on pcp).</li><li>Both metrics were ahead of BPe/Consensus (BPe previously at top end of ANZ revenue growth guidance range and at mid-point of NPAT...</li></ul>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.

Nick Scali (NCK) provided an upgrade to 1H26 guidance on 22-Dec-25 (~12% at midpoint), guiding to Group Statutory NPAT of $37-39m vs previously $33-35m (as of 29- Oct-25).We had flagged positive catalysts on 1H earnings given supportive 2Q26 comps and the upgrade was driven by a higher 1H26 revenue guidance of 10-12% growth for ANZ vs previously 7-9% growth (on pcp).Both metrics were ahead of BPe/Consensus (BPe previously at top end of ANZ revenue growth guidance range and at mid-point of NPAT...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.

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<ul><li>SC Capital has acquired a hotel in central Tokyo, previously owned by CapitaLand Ascott Trust.</li><li>Frasers has sold its Melbourne warehouses to ESR-REIT for $192 million, exiting the Australian market.</li><li>Kio is launching a 407-unit build-to-rent project in Melbourne, backed by Warburg Pincus investments.</li></ul>

SC Capital has acquired a hotel in central Tokyo, previously owned by CapitaLand Ascott Trust.Frasers has sold its Melbourne warehouses to ESR-REIT for $192 million, exiting the Australian market.Kio is launching a 407-unit build-to-rent project in Melbourne, backed by Warburg Pincus investments.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (09-Jul-2026): SC Capital acquires Tokyo hotel previously sold by Ascott.

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Event-Driven

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<li>Australia's ASIC releases the aggregated short position data four business days after the reporting day. Data in this insight is up to 17th August, published on the 21st August.</li>
<li>The largest industry net increase in the past week was A$0.1bn into "Media/Services"; the largest industry net decrease was A$0.4bn out of "Banks". Net shorts declined A$0.7bn week-on-week.</li>
<li>Companies mentioned in this regular weekly report include: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pls-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7460:1" rel="noopener">PLS Group (PLS AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-energy-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13190:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/car-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:701:1" rel="noopener">CAR Group (CAR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xero-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:390:1" rel="noopener">Xero Ltd (XRO AU)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wisetech-global-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22669:1" rel="noopener">Wisetech Global (WTC AU)</a>.</li>
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Australia's ASIC releases the aggregated short position data four business days after the reporting day. Data in this insight is up to 17th August, published on the 21st August.
The largest industry net increase in the past week was A$0.1bn into "Media/Services"; the largest industry net decrease was A$0.4bn out of "Banks". Net shorts declined A$0.7bn week-on-week.
Companies mentioned in this regular weekly report include: PLS Group (PLS AU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU), CAR Group (CAR AU), Xero Ltd (XRO AU), and Wisetech Global (WTC AU).


Aussie Shorts [17 Aug 2026]: PLS Group, Woodside Energy, CAR Group, Xero, Wisetech Global

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Nick Scali Limited retails furniture in Australia.  The Company specializes in leather and fabric lounges, dining rooms, bedrooms and occasional furniture. Nick Scali has about nine showrooms located in New South Wales and Queensland.

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Primer: Nick Scali Ltd (NCK AU) - Aug 2026

Nick Scali is a leading furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand, demonstrating resilient growth in its core ANZ operations through...

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Temple & Webster Group Ltd - Joyce Corp's Capital Light Growth In Focus

Combining resilient trading, a capital-light business model and an attractive dividend yield, Joyce Corp also offers a long growth...

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Nick Scali (NCK): Upgrade hat-trick

Nick Scali (NCK) provided an upgrade to 1H26 guidance on 22-Dec-25 (~12% at midpoint), guiding to Group Statutory NPAT of $37-39m vs previously $33...

Bell Potter

Asia Real Estate Tracker (09-Jul-2026): SC Capital acquires Tokyo hotel previously sold by Ascott.

SC Capital acquired a Tokyo hotel, Frasers sold Melbourne warehouses for $192M, Kio launched a 407-unit project in Australia, and Hillhouse paused...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Aussie Shorts [17 Aug 2026]: PLS Group, Woodside Energy, CAR Group, Xero, Wisetech Global

The largest industry net increase in the past week was A$0.1bn into "Media/Services"; the largest industry net decrease was A$0.4bn out of "Banks"....

David Blennerhassett

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