If there’s one theme that has come through strongly in the flurry of results over the past week or two, it’s that companies are working incredibly hard for the benefit of debt holders rather than equity holders.
Despite this, there have been good news stories this year. We begin with a Rainbow and a pot of gold. There will be another chicken specialist soon, as RCL Foods is planning to unbundle and separately list Rainbow. The Ebitda margin has moved from -0.1% to 3.7%. That would be a wild ride for the share price if Rainbow was the only business in the group.
As uncomfortable as it can become in an educational context, Curro exists to make a profit. We don’t need to debate whether tuition increases of this nature are morally right or wrong.