PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings deluge continues

APA Group (APA AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 179% Y/Y to 95mln, revenue rose 2% Y/Y to 1.39bln, underlying EBITDA rose 7.6% Y/Y to 1.09bln. (Motley Fool)

Aspen Group (APZ AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 15% Y/Y to 35.9mln, revenue rose 37% Y/Y to 70mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Brambles (BXB AT) - Co. H1 (USD) underlying profit rose 7% Y/Y to 792mln, revenue rose 2% Y/Y to 3.53bln. (Motley Fool)

Downer EDI (DOW AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 30% Y/Y to 98mln, revenue fell 6.9% Y/Y to 4.86bln, interim dividend 12.9 cents. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

HUB24 (HUB AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 80% Y/Y to 59.7mln, underlying net profit rose 60% Y/Y to 68.3mln, underlying EBITDA rose 35% Y/Y to 104.9mln. (Motley Fool)

Peet (PPC AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 100% Y/Y to 50.9mln, revenue rose 28% Y/Y to 222.9mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

PLS Group (PLS AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose to 33mln vs. loss 69mln year prior, revenue rose 47% Y/Y to 624mln, underlying EBITDA rose 241% Y/Y to 253mln. (Motley Fool)

Regis Resources (RRL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 267% Y/Y to 323mln, revenue rose 40% Y/Y to 1.09bln, EBITDA rose 73% Y/Y to 621mln, interim dividend 15 cents. (Motley Fool)

Rio Tinto (RIO AT) - Co. takes majority control of Canada's Nemaska Lithium, boosting stake to 54% as part of expansion in Quebec lithium projects. (Newswires)

Telstra Group (TLS AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 9.4% Y/Y to 1.1bln, interim dividend 10.5 cents, buyback increased to 1.25bln from 1bln. (AFR)

Transurban (TCL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose to 343mln vs. loss year prior, revenue rose 6% Y/Y to 2.02bln. (Motley Fool)

Wesfarmers (WES AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 9.3% Y/Y to 1.60bln, revenue rose 3.1% Y/Y to 24.21bln, EBIT rose 8.4% Y/Y to 2.49bln, interim dividend 1.02. (Motley Fool)

Whitehaven Coal (WHC AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 31% Y/Y to 69mln, revenue fell 28% Y/Y to 2.48bln, underlying loss 19mln vs. underlying profit 350mln year prior, interim dividend 4 cents. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Zip Co (ZIP AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 128% Y/Y to 52.35mln, revenue rose 29% Y/Y to 658.1mln, total income fell 14% Y/Y to 38.6mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)