Shunned Vocus needs extensive surgery
Vocus is not a dog of a stock but it's facing a very different world to the one that boosted revenue by 29 times and profit by 20 times over four years.
Tony Boyd writes on business, markets, personal finance and news. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Tony has more than 35 years experience as a finance journalist and is known for writing The Australian Financial Review's Chanticleer column, as well as his previous roles as associate editor Telecommunications, Financial Services editor, Global Markets editor, Information Technology editor and Tokyo correspondent.
Vocus is not a dog of a stock but it's facing a very different world to the one that boosted revenue by 29 times and profit by 20 times over four years.
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