PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings including Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Fortescue, Iress, WiseTech & Woolworths
Today's earnings reports from major Australian companies show mixed results, with Fortescue and Woolworths reflecting stronger overall performance but Domino's struggling with flat sales and no strategic buyers.
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PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings including Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Fortescue, Iress, WiseTech & Woolworths
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Appen (APX AT) - Co. FY (USD) loss rose 9% Y/Y to 21.8mln (prev. loss 20.0mln Y/Y), rev. fell 1% Y/Y to 233.4mln, adjusted rev. rose 4% Y/Y to 230.8mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA AT) - Co. to retrain workers for AI age as job cuts loom. (AFR)
Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) profit rose to 40.9mln (prev. 39.8mln Y/Y), underlying profit rose 2% Y/Y to 60.1mln, underlying EBIT rose 1% Y/Y to 101.5mln, network sales fell 2% Y/Y to 2.04bln, dividend AUD 0.25 (prev. AUD 0.24), co. has lost potential private equity suitors leaving the USD 2bln company to navigate its turnaround alone. (Dow Jones Newsplus/The Australian)
Droneshield (DRO AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net profit 3.5mln (prev. loss 1.3mln Y/Y), rev. rose 277% Y/Y to 216.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Fortescue (FMG AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net profit rose 23% Y/Y to 1.91bln, rev. rose 10% Y/Y to 8.44bln, underlying EBITDA rose 23% Y/Y to 4.49bln, dividend AUD 0.62 (prev. AUD 0.75), guidance reaffirmed. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Helloworld (HLO AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) rev. rose 10% Y/Y to 108.6mln, net profit rose to 30.6mln (prev. 27.8mln Y/Y), underlying EBITDA rose 12% Y/Y to 30.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Iress (IRE AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net profit fell 11% Y/Y to 79.3mln, rev. fell 7% Y/Y to 556.3mln, dividend AUD 0.13 (prev. AUD 0.10). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
IVE Group (IVG AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 10% Y/Y to 24.3mln, rev. fell 6% Y/Y to 479.1mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
Paragon Care (PGC AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net loss rose to 21.3mln (prev. loss 18.5mln Y/Y), rev. rose 3% Y/Y to 1.90bln, underlying EBITDA rose 3% Y/Y to 49.0mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)
WiseTech Global (WTC AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net profit fell 36% Y/Y to 68.1mln, rev. rose 76% Y/Y to 672.0mln, underlying net profit rose 2% Y/Y to 114.5mln, dividend 6.8 cents (prev. 6.7 cents), guidance reaffirmed, Co. is to cut 2,000 jobs or 30% of workforce in AI shift. (Dow Jones Newsplus/Straits Times)
Woolworths (WOW AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) statutory net profit fell 49% Y/Y to 374mln, profit before significant items rose 16% Y/Y to 859mln, group sales rose 3.4% Y/Y to 37.1bln, dividend AUD 0.45 (prev. AUD 0.34). (Dow Jones Newsplus)
The underlying earnings from these firms will likely impact their stock movements and may signal broader market sentiment in the region. Pay attention to guidance adjustments, especially for companies like WiseTech, which are making significant workforce reductions amid shifts towards AI.
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