Articles On Beacon Lighting Group (ASX:BLX)

For more evidence that discretionary retail is absolutely booming right now, particularly the furniture and homewares category, look no further than Nick Scali’s (ASX:NCK) strong FY20 result and near-term outlook. NCK’s result follows hot o...

Over the week, a clear picture has been emerging from the ASX small caps retail scene in light of Melbourne’s stage-four restrictions. Department store Myer (ASX:MYR) and lighting store Beacon Lighting (ASX:BLX) confirmed last night they wi...

Shoppers are engaging in retail therapy despite the spectre of even more serious job losses and mounting evidence the virus is far from vanquished. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, retail sales rose 2.4% to $29.7 billion fo...

The government announced this week that the jobkeeper program will be extended until 28 March 2021. Obviously this has potential ramifications for ASX shares. At the moment eligible employees and sole traders are getting $1,500 a fortnight...

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fell by 0.7% today to 6,011 points. COVID-19 continues to spread in the south east of the country. Victoria announced another 317 confirmed cases – the largest increase since the start of the pandemic....

The Beacon Lighting Group Ltd (ASX: BLX) share price surged more than 13% today before falling back to a more modest gain of 5.8% at the time of writing. The rise came following a positive trading update this morning in which the lighting...

16 Jul 2020 - Beacon Lighting Group (ASX:BLX) report underlying Net Profit After Tax rose to $19 million, a profit growth of around 16.7 per cent.

In this podcast, I discusses a positive trading update by Beacon Lighting (ASX: BLX), as the DIY and home improvement trend continues in Australia.

On Stockhead today, the silica sand demand storm is coming and Australia is preparing to face it head on, the highest leverage play in Australia’s hottest mining district and nickel in batteries to take ‘significant’ market share from 2023....

Beacon Lightning Group Ltd [ASX:BLX] is the latest business to defy the downturn. Showcasing their strong sales performance amidst a global pandemic. The news helped lift the BLX share price by 20% to $1.20 in trading today. Bringing it bac...

A quick wrap of the key winners and losers on Wednesday, June 17. Data is taken after the market closes at 4pm EST. Stocks highlighted in yellow made market-moving announcements during the day. Today on the ASX there were 764 winners, 500 l...

The Spheria Emerging Companies Ltd (ASX: SEC) share price is edging higher on Wednesday after the release of its May investment update. What happened in May? During the month of May, Spheria Emerging Companies recorded a solid return but c...

The Beacon Lighting Group Ltd (ASX: BLX) share price is beaming today after the retailer announced bumper second-half sales growth. At the time of writing, Beacon Lighting shares have surged 22.61% to $1.22, taking the company’s year-to-da...

Home lighting retailer Beacon Lighting (ASX:BLX) reported increased sales for the first half of this year and it credits it to COVID having forced people to stay at home. Between December 30, 2019 and June 14, 2020 sales climbed 15.5 per ce...

Beacon Lighting (ASX: BLX) shares are shining 22 per cent brighter this morning after the Melbourne-based retailer reported sales growth throughout the pandemic to date, as well as expectations underlying profit will rise in FY20. By the...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10 highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers in percentage terms. The market opens at 10am (easte...

The federal government’s $688 million cash handout to stimulate the home construction sector will benefit several S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO) stocks. But there’s at least one ASX small cap that’s also well placed to cash in. This s...

What will happen to ASX shares if Australian house prices do actually fall 30% like some economists are predicting. A lot is being made of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) predicted scenario where house prices may fall 30% due...

With reporting season about to commence amid the bush fires and coronavirus, the environment is ripe for more positive and negative surprises than we have seen in some time. Meanwhile the ASX 200 industrial index, excluding financials, is t...

The holiday season is here and there are lot of chances that Christmas Rally can be witnessed this year also. There are several justifications for this rally to happen such as the holiday bonuses, sense of optimism and happiness for the N...

Traditionally, the first quarter of any financial year is not the greatest for retailers. The strongest trading period usually occurs during the Christmas trading cycle that goes from November to the start of the new year. This important r...

Beacon Lighting (ASX: BLX) has announced the winding up of its energy solutions business and the sale of its Brisbane distribution centre, marking a major strategic shift for the company. The former exit is the result of the company faili...

09 Dec 2019 - The Beacon Lighting Group (ASX:BLX) have sold their Brisbane Distribution Centre and are winding up its Beacon Energy Solutions business.

One of the best pieces of advice for any regular person is to start investing in a share portfolio. It can be a good strategy just to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV). But whilst you get exposu...

You can’t underestimate the importance of retail spending. When nations open their wallets, it stimulates the economy. So, it’s worrying that the latest ABS data show retail spending is weak and getting weaker. But not all our retailers are...

As the reporting season avalanche gathers pace, a few company reports have really caught our eye.  Here’s our take on reports by BHP, a2 Milk, Beacon Lighting and Worley Parsons, and what each firm is saying about their near-term prospects....

Seven stocks we're happy to buy today – Sonic Healthcare, Beacon Lighting Group, Seek, Senex Energy, APN Convenience Retail REIT, Kelly Partners Group, Zip Co – find out why