2 strong Australian stocks to buy now with $5,000!

I'm excited by the potential of these two businesses.

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Key points
  • Current market conditions present appealing price points for Australian stocks, making it an opportune time to invest in leading ASX shares with strong growth potential.
  • Propel, Australia and New Zealand's second-largest death care services provider, anticipates revenue growth from increasing death volumes, inflation, and strategic acquisitions.
  • Temple & Webster, a leading retail stock, excels with a drop shipping model enhancing cash flow, and despite recent slower growth, benefits from expanding market share and improved profit margins driven by technology advancements.

Some of the best Australian stocks are trading at much more appealing prices compared to where they were earlier this year. I think this could be a good time to invest in some of the leading ASX shares right now.

When businesses have a strong revenue growth outlook, they could deliver a lot of earnings expansion.

Both of the businesses have good tailwinds and I'm optimistic they can deliver good returns for long-term shareholders. I'd happily buy them with $5,000 (or more).

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Propel Funeral Partners Ltd (ASX: PFP)

Propel is the second-largest provider of 'death care services' in Australia and New Zealand. It currently has 208 locations, including 41 cremation facilities and nine cemeteries.

Australia's growing and ageing tailwinds are likely to help deliver revenue growth for the business. Death volumes are expected to increase by 2.8% per year from 2025 to 2035 and then grow by 2.4% per year between 2036 to 2045.

That's not the strongest growth rate around, but there are two other things that can help drive the Australian stock's long-term success. Inflation is a powerful force to help drive its top line too – average revenue per funeral grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between FY15 and FY25.

The final tactic that Propel is utilising is acquisitions, which is helping expand its geographic presence and boost its scale.

According to the forecast on CMC Markets, the Propel share price is valued at 28x FY26's estimated earnings.

Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW)

Temple & Webster is one of the most compelling retail Australian stocks, in my view.

Its business model is impressive – the company sells a huge number of furniture and homeware products through a drop shipping model where products are sent directly to customers by suppliers, reducing the need to hold inventory, allowing for a larger product range. It's also capital-light, unlocking strong cash flow generation.

It also has a growing range of home improvement products, as well as trade and commercials 'solutions'.

The Australian stock's recent trade update showed growth was slower than expected, but I think this is the right time to invest at a much lower valuation. It's down 26% in the last month.

In FY26 to 20 November 2025, revenue grew by 18% year-over-year, with continuing market share growth. Home improvement revenue rose 40%, which bodes well for the future as it becomes a larger slice of the pie.

The company is steadily growing toward $1 billion of annual sales, which could bring benefits such as operating leverage and a larger marketing budget.

Temple & Webster is seeing fixed costs as a percentage of revenue decline over time – it reached 10.6% in FY25, down from 11.3% in FY24. Profit margins are also being boosted by AI and tech tools.

With ongoing adoption of online shopping and the recent expansion to New Zealand, the Australian stock still has a very promising future, in my opinion.

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has positions in Propel Funeral Partners and Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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