16 Aug, 2016

New Issue: ANZ Capital Notes 4

By |2016-08-16T05:04:47+10:00Aug 16, 2016|Hybrids|

On the 16th of August 2016 Australian and New Zealand Banking Corporation (ANZ) announced a new transaction, ANZ Capital Notes 4 (Prospective ASX Code: ANZPG).   The purpose of this transaction is to provide Regulatory Capital for the group but more specifically it will be treated as additional Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes. The indicative size of the offer is [...]

15 Aug, 2016

NAB Q3 Update

By |2016-08-15T02:09:22+10:00Aug 15, 2016|Hybrids|

On 15th August 2016 National Australia Bank (NAB) provided markets with an unaudited third quarter 2016 financial year (3Q16) update.   Earnings – Cash earnings were ~$1.6 billion, ~3% lower than the quarterly average of 1H16, and ~3% lower than the prior corresponding period. Unaudited statutory net profit after tax was also ~$1.6 billion, although compositionally different to cash earnings. [...]

14 Aug, 2016

Aurizon Update

By |2016-08-14T18:00:41+10:00Aug 14, 2016|Bonds|

Rail Freight Operator Aurizon posted an 88% drop in its Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) falling to $72 million for year ended 30 June 2016.   The financial result was mainly impacted by impairments ($528 million) associated with the company’s investment in Aquila Resources and the West Pilbara Iron Ore Project. Reduction in volumes also weighed on the group as it witnessed [...]

12 Aug, 2016

Telstra Update

By |2016-08-12T03:30:32+10:00Aug 12, 2016|Bonds|

Telstra provided stable results for the year ended 30 June 2016 which were slightly ahead of guidance. Excluding discontinued operations (divestment of the Autohome Group), revenue increased by 1.5% while EBITDA slipped modestly by 0.6%.   The Retail segment continues to be the primary contributor to earnings (61% of income) but EBITDA dipped by 3.9%. The decline was driven by [...]

12 Aug, 2016

Goodman Update

By |2016-08-12T03:25:53+10:00Aug 12, 2016|Hybrids|

Goodman posted strong results for the year ended 30 June 2016. Operating profit increased by 9% which was driven primarily by the group's development and management business units (EBIT up 33% and 43% respectively). These solid set of results reflect the global diversification of the group’s portfolio (59% of operating earnings derived outside Australia) consisting primarily of high quality industrial [...]

11 Aug, 2016

AGL Energy Update

By |2016-08-11T03:16:37+10:00Aug 11, 2016|Bonds, Hybrids|

AGL Energy released positive results as underlying EBITDA and profit have increased by 12% and 11% respectively. This is largely due to management’s focus away from poor performing natural gas assets and more toward retail electricity generation & distribution. As a result, AGL Energy is positioned strongly in the current energy environment relative to its competitors such as Origin Energy. [...]

11 Aug, 2016

CommBank Update

By |2016-08-11T03:15:27+10:00Aug 11, 2016|Bonds, Deposits, Hybrids|

Commonwealth Bank posted a statutory Net Profit after Tax (NPAT) of $9.23 billion, a 2% increase from the 2015 financial year. Net Interest Margin (NIM) was down 2 basis points to 2.07% with operating income growing 5% at a faster rate than expenses (4%) leading to a 0.40% improvement in the cost-to-income ratio to 42.4%. This result is broadly credit [...]

9 Aug, 2016

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Update

By |2016-08-09T03:10:59+10:00Aug 9, 2016|Bonds, Hybrids|

Bendigo Bank posted a 1.96% drop in Net Profit after Tax (NPAT) compared to the 2015 financial year. This result was also driven by a contribution from the Home Safe (reverse mortgage product) due to strong increases in residential property markets of Melbourne & Sydney. The group experienced a flat Net Interest Margin (NIM) over FY16 as the competitive lending [...]

9 Aug, 2016

ANZ Q3 Update

By |2021-09-24T10:48:04+10:00Aug 9, 2016|Research|

ANZ Banking Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Shayne Elliot, provided markets with an unaudited third quarter 2016 financial year (3Q16) update.   The key take-outs were: Group – Statutory net profit after tax was $4.3 billion with the cash profit down 3% to $5.2 billion. Group Net Interest Margin (NIM) was described as being stable.   Institutional - The continued rebalancing [...]

4 Aug, 2016

Tabcorp Update

By |2021-09-24T10:48:04+10:00Aug 4, 2016|Research|

Tabcorp posted broadly stable results for the full year ended 30th of June 2016. Revenue and underlying EBITDA both showed slight improvements of 1.5% while underlying net profit increased by 8.5% due to lower interest and depreciation costs. These results exclude significant items relating to establishment of the group’s new online UK wagering business Sun Bets, AUSTRAC Civil Proceedings and [...]