The Food Revolution Group Limited (FOD) Dips -5% on Mar 15

Shares of The Food Revolution Group Limited (ASX:FOD) last traded at 0.095, representing a move of -5%, or -0.005 per share, on volume of 850,970 shares. After opening the trading day at 0.105, shares of The Food Revolution Group Limited traded in a close range. The Food Revolution Group Limited currently has a total float of 502.93M shares and on average sees 2.46M shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 0.038 and high of 0.212.

Australia: Things You Didn’t Know About S&P/ASX 200 Index

S&P ASX 200 is one of Australia’s oldest and leading market index for stocks. The index contains the country’s top 200 companies ranked by way of float-adjusted market capitalization. The index came into being in the early 2,000’s after replacing the All Ordinaries that was the primary investment benchmark in the 1990’s.

Value Changes

Value changes in the index are measured with respect to changes in stock prices rather than market capitalization as is the case in other global market indexes. What this means is that the index value can only change, depending on stock prices changes rather than market capitalization.

Taking into consideration historical data from when the index operated as ‘All Ordinaries’, ASX 200 boasts of an all-time low of 1,538.50 points, registered in November 1992. The index highest point was recorded in November 2007, having climbed to highs of 6,000, from 3,133.3 points at the time of inception in April 2000.

Investors can still be able to look for data beyond 2000 even though the index came to be in the early 2000’s.

Listing Requirement

All the 200 companies listed in the ASX 200 have their shares listed on the country’s bourse the ASX; considered as one of the main requirements. Another factor that is usually taken into consideration prior to the listing into the index is a stock’s liquidity levels. The Food Revolution Group Limited has interesting liquidity profile. A company should be liquid enough to support huge volume trades as well as unusual price changes. The Food Revolution Group Limited has interesting liquidity profile.

While the maximum number of stocks that the index can carry in any given quarter is 200, the same can also be reduced with the exclusions of stocks that do not meet the minimum requirement. The last rebalancing was carried out on September 16, 2016 with the next one slated for December 16, 2016. In the just concluded rebalancing, six companies were dropped paving the way for the inclusion of six others that had met the minimum requirements.

The Food Revolution Group Limited is a company traded on the ASX. Gaining accreditation for listing in the index is always a positive for companies given that the popularity that comes with the same goes a long way in enticing investment as well as research from stock broking firms and analysts.

Stocks listed in the index come from a wide range of sectors ranging from utility financials to healthcare. Currently, companies with exposure to the financial sector account for 10% of the ASX 200 weighted points. These companies also account for nearly 80% of ASX total equity capitalization.

Index Performance

The index is currently trading at highs of 5300 points having rallied by 4.71% since the start of the year. The impressive run comes on institutional investors both local and international flocking the country’s equity market in a bid to advantage of a bull run in play. It is interesting how this will affect The Food Revolution Group Limited. Low interest environment is also fuelling interest in Australia’s stocks give that the same goes a long way to guarantee higher returns on invested funds. The Food Revolution Group Limited liquidity position heated the attention of numerous investors from abroad.

Strong governance structure is one of the key reasons why investors are rushing to invest I the country’s market further helping push the index even higher. Australia is currently raked top in Asia I terms of corporate governance.

More notable recent The Food Revolution Group Limited (ASX:FOD) news were published by: Fool.com.Au which released: “These 3 ASX shares are on the rise today – Motley Fool Australia” on September 27, 2018, also Fool.com.Au with their article: “Why these 4 ASX shares are tumbling lower today – Motley Fool Australia” published on November 22, 2018, Fool.com.Au published: “4 speculative small cap ASX shares to watch in 2019 – Motley Fool Australia” on December 11, 2018. More interesting news about The Food Revolution Group Limited (ASX:FOD) were released by: Fool.com.Au and their article: “These small cap ASX shares are pushing higher on Thursday – Motley Fool Australia” published on November 01, 2018 as well as Fool.com.Au‘s news article titled: “These small cap ASX shares are ending the week with strong gains – Motley Fool Australia” with publication date: November 02, 2018.

The Food Revolution Group Limited manufactures and sells a range of functional juices, fibers, infused fruits, fruit waters, and infused waters in Australia and New Zealand. The company has market cap of $47.78 million. The firm offers its products under the The juice lab, BADU, and HIFI brands. It currently has negative earnings. It also provides co-packing and logistics services to third parties; and engages in the research and development of various food related technologies to develop various functional food products and ingredients.

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