PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from AGL Energy (AGL AT), CBA (CBA AT), CSL (CSL AT), Evoluntion Mining (EVN AT) & SGH (SGH AT)
AGL Energy (AGL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) underlying NPAT fell 6% Y/Y to 353mln, narrows FY26 earnings guidance and now sees underlying NPAT between AUD 580mln-680mln. (Motley Fool)
CBA (CBA AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 5% Y/Y to 5.37bln, rev. from ordinary activities rose 6% Y/Y to 15.0bln, announced an interim dividend of AUD 2.35/shr. (Newswires)
CSL (CSL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) underlying net 1.92bln (prev. 2.11bln Y/Y), rev. fell 4% Y/Y to 8.33bln, Co. flagged USD 1.6bln in writedowns. (Newswires/AFR)
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (DMP AT) - Co. named McDonald’s veteran Andrew Gregory as its new global CEO. (Newswires)
Evolution Mining (EVN AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) NPAT rose 110% Y/Y to 767mln, rev. rose 37% Y/Y to 2.79bln, Co. secured an additional AUD 120mln upfront capital from Triple Flag, payable in December 2026. (Motley Fool)
James Hardie (JHX AT) - Co. Q3 (USD) net fell 52% Y/Y to 68.7mln, adj. net fell 7% Y/Y to 142.2mln, net sales rose 30% Y/Y to 1.24bln. (Motley Fool)
GQG Partners (GQG AT) - Co. total FUM at end-January USD 165.7bln (prev. USD 163.9bln at end-December). (Motley Fool)
Macquarie (MQG AT) - Co. is partnering with Pontegadea Shareholdings as it looks to tap Zara founder Amancio Ortega’s logistics expertise as it closes in on an acquisition of ASX-listed Qube (QUB AT). (AFR)
National Storage REIT (NSR AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) underlying earnings rose 8.2% Y/Y to 84.3mln, group rev. per available metre rose 5.3% to AUD 286/square metre. (Motley Fool)
REA Group (REA AT) - Co. launches Australia’s first ChatGPT-based real estate app. (The Australian)
SGH (SGH AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) NPAT rose 2% Y/Y to 518mln, rev. fell 2% Y/Y to 5.4bln. (Motley Fool)