PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings deluge including Ansell, Aurizon, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, BlueScope Steel, JB Hi-Fi, New Hope, Stockland & Treasury Wine
The upcoming deluge of Australian earnings reports shows mixed results from key companies, with significant upside from firms like Ansell and BlueScope Steel, while Treasury Wine Estates reported substantial losses.
PRE-MARKET JAPANESE STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from Dai-Ichi Life Holdings and Japan Post companies
Macquarie Asset Management consortium is to acquire Qube Holdings (QUB AT) for AUD 5.20 cash per share
PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings deluge including Ansell, Aurizon, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, BlueScope Steel, JB Hi-Fi, New Hope, Stockland & Treasury Wine
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Ansell (ANN AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net 88.8mln (prev. 55.0mln Y/Y), rev. 1.03bln (prev. 1.02bln Y/Y). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Aurizon Holdings (AZJ AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 16% Y/Y to Profit AUD 237mln, rev. rose 4% Y/Y to 2.1bln, Co. extends buy-back by AUD 100mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Australian Clinical Labs (ACL AT) - Co. H1 net fell 52% Y/Y to AUD 5.6mln, revenue fell 1% Y/Y to AUD 365.4mln, CEO Melinda McGrath will not renew her contract which concludes August 30, Co. has an extensive CEO recruitment process underway. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
A2 Milk (A2M AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 9.4% Y/Y to 112.1mln, rev. rose 18.8% Y/Y to 993.5mln. (Motley Fool)
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank (BEN AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net 230.6mln (prev. 216.8mln Y/Y), rev. 1.02bln (prev. 949.0mln Y/Y). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
BlueScope Steel (BSL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net 390.8mln (prev. 179.1mln Y/Y), sales rev. from continuing ops rose 4% Y/Y to 8.22bln, intends to spend AUD 310mln on buyback, or other returns if share repurchases limited. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Centuria Capital (CNI AT) - Co. looks to have outbid rivals to snag a 50% stake in two World Square office towers for AUD 450mln. (The Australian)
Coronado Global Resources (CRN AT) - Co. Logan coal-mining operation in the US is operating at a loss and will need to be idled if the company can't secure profitable offtake arrangements. (Dow Jone Newsplus)
GPT Group (GPT AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net 981mln (prev. 200.7mln Y/Y), oper. profit rose 5.5% Y/Y to 650.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
GWA Group (GWA AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 15% Y/Y to 24.7mln, rev. rose 2% Y/Y to 214.1mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
JB Hi-Fi (JBH AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 7.1% Y/Y to 305.8mln, rev. rose 7.3% Y/Y to 6.09bln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
New Hope (NHC AT) - Co. Q3 Underlying EBITDA was flat Q/Q at 106.9mln, Run-of-Mine Coal Output rose 4.8% Q/Q to 4.1mln tons. (Newswires)
oOh!media (OML AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 54% Y/Y to 16.9mln, rev. rose 8.8% Y/Y to 691.4mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Qube Holdings (QUB AT) - Macquarie Asset Management consortium is to acquire the Co. for AUD 5.20 cash per share. (Newswires)
Rio Tinto (RIO AT) - Co. announced that all work and activities at its SimFer iron-ore mine in Guinea had been suspended, following a fatal incident. (Baha Breaking News)
Stockland (SGP AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 19% Y/Y to 292mln, rev. rose 23% Y/Y to 1.25bln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE AT) - Co. H1 AUD Statutory Net Loss AUD 649.mln, revenue fell 17% Y/Y to 1.3bln, Co. suspends interim dividend. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
This diverse earnings landscape could influence investor sentiment, leading to volatility in the Australian equities market as traders dissect sector performances and company outlooks. Overall, the results may guide expectations for future economic momentum and sector-specific strategies.
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