Today
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘I want to win every time’: The Olympic-style goal driving CSL’s boss
The company’s growth forecasts for next year are a touch weaker than the market expected. But inspired by the Games, Paul McKenzie is focused on another goal.
- 28 mins ago
- James Thomson
James Hardie battles weak demand in Australian reno market
Renovators are holding off on big projects because of high building costs and economic uncertainty, but the building products maker expects an improvement in 2025.
- 29 mins ago
- Simon Evans
Temple & Webster bucks retail slump, shares soar
The online furniture retailer’s shares jumped 26 per cent after it achieved almost $500 million in sales in a soft market by winning market share.
- 49 mins ago
- Carrie LaFrenz
CSL posts bumper profit but top-line growth to slow
The biotech giant says margin recovery at its core blood products business will enable it to produce double-digit earnings growth for the next half a decade.
- Michael Smith
Yesterday
- Updated
- Retail
Jump in JB Hi-Fi sales fuels retail earnings optimism
Investors predict better-than-expected earnings for retailers after months of soft trading.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Private hospital woes are ‘short term’, says healthcare property fund
Analysts say the HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT could be one of the few listed property trusts to forecast earnings growth this reporting season.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Results Wrap
- Chanticleer
Chanticleer’s hits and misses from day one of earnings season
Retailer JB Hi-Fi was the standout result on day one of earnings season. Here are the key things our Chanticleer columnists noticed today.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
JB Hi-Fi’s results weren’t great. Here’s why its shares still soared
The retailer’s stunning share price surge shouldn’t distract investors from the pressure we’re seeing on profit margins as the economy slows.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Fears the only way is down for hot tech sector in reporting season
Nervous investors and analysts are ready to punish any ASX-listed tech company that disappoints this earnings season.
- Tess Bennett
Beach Energy shares plummet as Enterprise gas field reserves slashed
The downgrade of the size of the gas field on Victoria’s coast has shaken the market, with analysts worried about other new projects.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Aurizon tumbles on weak earnings outlook
The rail group’s shares slid despite a $150 million buyback and 25 per cent rise in net profit as investors took a dim view of its 2024-25 prospects.
- Jenny Wiggins
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why this $27b giant sees a Goldilocks housing market
Demand remains strong, as are listings. That’s just about perfect for the housing market’s most important middleman.
- James Thomson
Project blowout worries cast shadow over energy profits season
Even oil and gas producers regarded as a relatively safe bet on earnings may yield some unpleasant surprises, analysts say. A higher global gas price may help.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Updated
- Foxtel
Foxtel on the block as News Corp confronts reality
The publishing and broadcasting multinational says there is acquisition interest in its pay television arm after a year-long study of its assets.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Updated
- Nick Scali Limited
‘People have more money, but we have not seen it’: Nick Scali CEO
The retailer has recorded a slide in sales as shoppers stay away from big-ticket purchases.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
QBE punished as price rises peak
UBS analyst Scott Russell says there is a “clear slowdown” in QBE’s pricing power.
- Lucas Baird
Life360 shares hit all-time high, announces 70m users
Market darling Life360 continued its share price rally on Friday after lifting its revenue and earnings guidance for the full year.
- Tess Bennett
AMP cuts financial advice deal, stemming losses
The company will partially sell that business via transactions totalling $92.4 million, while the stock lifted 13 per cent after interim profit beat consensus.
- Hannah Wootton
- Updated
- Mirvac
Building cost rises create horror year for Mirvac
One of the country’s largest property developers says profit margins on some big apartment projects have halved, pushing earnings significantly lower this year.
- Updated
- Nick Lenaghan
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Housing crisis rages, but there’s no money in building flats
The property developer’s shock profit downgrade is all about its struggles to make apartment projects profitable, even as housing shortages worsen.
- James Thomson
