PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from Lynas, Qantas, Ramsay Health Care and Worley
The earnings reports indicate a mixed landscape for Australian companies, with notable performances from Lynas Rare Earths and Qantas Airways, both showing significant year-over-year profit growth.
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PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from Lynas, Qantas, Ramsay Health Care and Worley
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Aurelia Metals (AMI AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 26% Y/Y to 22.6mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
COG Financial Services (COG AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 17% Y/Y to 9.9mln, revenue rose 8.6% Y/Y to 198.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Corporate Travel Management Ltd (CTD AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) underlying EBITDA 77.7mln, revenue and other income 348.5mln. (Motley Fool)
IDP Education (IEL AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 22.7mln (prev. 66.3mln Y/Y), revenue 462.2mln (prev. 484.1mln Y/Y), dividend 0.03 (prev. 0.09). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Karoon Energy (KAR AT) - Co. FY (USD) net profit fell 2% Y/Y to 125.5mln, revenue fell 19% Y/Y to 628.6mln, underlying net profit fell 50% Y/Y to 107.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Lynas Rare Earths (LYC AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 80.2mln (prev. 5.9mln Y/Y), revenue rose 63% Y/Y to 413.7mln, dividend 0. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Monash IVF Group (MVF AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 58% Y/Y to 7.2mln, revenue fell 1.8% Y/Y to 137.9mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Perpetual (PPT AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 53.9mln (prev. 12.0mln Y/Y), revenue 697.7mln (prev. 687.7mln Y/Y). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Qantas Airways (QAN AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) underlying profit before tax rose 5.1% Y/Y to 1.45bln, revenue rose 6.3% Y/Y to 12.9bln, statutory net profit rose 0.2% Y/Y to 925mln, dividend 0.198, share buyback up to 150mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Ramsay Health Care (RHC AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 160.7mln, revenue rose 9.3% Y/Y to 9.38bln, EBITDA rose 6.4% Y/Y to 1.12bln, EBIT more than doubled to 520.4mln, dividend 0.425. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Sigma Healthcare Ltd (SIG AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) normalised net profit after tax rose 19.2% Y/Y to 392.0mln, normalised EBIT rose 18.7% Y/Y to 582.9mln, revenue rose 14.9% Y/Y to 5.5bln. (Motley Fool)
Waypoint REIT (WPR AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net profit rose 52% Y/Y to 200.1mln, revenue fell 0.8% Y/Y to 163.7mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Westgold Resources Ltd (WGX AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 190.7mln (prev. loss 27.6mln Y/Y), revenue rose 98% Y/Y to 1.2376bln. (Motley Fool)
Worley (WOR AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 35% Y/Y to 119mln, revenue fell 1% Y/Y to 5.53bln, EBITA fell 22% Y/Y to 295mln, EBITA margin 4.7%. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Other News - ANZ became the last of Australia’s Big Four banks to forecast a May rate hike after recent inflation data. (The Nightly)
However, some firms like Karoon Energy and Worley reported declines in profit, which may raise concerns about sector-specific challenges. Investors will likely interpret this data to assess market sentiment and potential implications for future economic growth in Australia.
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