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    Earnings season

    Today

    The 2024 earnings season has kicked off.

    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.

    • 9 mins ago
    • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
    Terry Smart is one of Australia’s best retailers, but the economy is not running in his favour.

    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.

    • 1 hr ago
    • James Thomson
    Investors and analysts are wary that Richard White’s WiseTech can deliver on the market’s bullish expectations.

    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.

    • 1 hr ago
    • Tess Bennett
    Beach Energy CEO Brett Woods has had to break bad news to investors in his first full-year earnings call.

    Beach shares plummet as new gas field reserves slashed

    The downgrade of the size of the Enterprise gas field in Victoria has shaken the market, with analysts worried about other new projects.

    • Angela Macdonald-Smith
    Aurizon boss Andrew Harding

    Aurizon shares tumble 9pc on weak earnings outlook

    The rail group’s shares slid despite a $150 million share buyback and 25 per cent rise in net profit as investors worry about future income.

    • Jenny Wiggins
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    JB Hi-Fi CEO Terry Smart.

    JB Hi-Fi looks for growth and rewards investors amid resilient sales

    The major electronics and consumer goods retailer will move into the commercial builder market with the purchase of kitchen and bathroom group E&S Trading.

    • Carrie LaFrenz

    Yesterday

    The housing market looks just right to REA Group boss Owen Wilson.

    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
    A Russian cargo ship unloads at an LNG terminal in Tianjin, China. Ukraine’s seizure of towns in Russia has sent the gas price soaring.

    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

    This Month

    NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo (left), Fox Corp chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, and ARL Commission chairman  Peter V’landys in Las Vegas.

    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.

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    • Sam Buckingham-Jones
    Nick Scali CEO Anthony Scali said UK trade is expected to deteriorate further amid tough conditions and more stores get refurbished.

    ‘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.

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    • Carrie LaFrenz
    QBE chief executive Andrew Horton says higher premiums and the opportunities to increase profits in the Australian market have driven a wave of competition from new entrants.

    QBE punished as price rises peak

    UBS analyst Scott Russell says there is a “clear slowdown” in QBE’s pricing power.

    • Lucas Baird
    Lif€360 chief executive Chris Hulls said the company expected advertising revenue to grow in the second half of 2024.

    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 chief executive Alexis George.

    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
    Campbell Hanan is CEO of Mirvac, one of the country’s largest office landlords and residential developers.

    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
    Mirvac shocked investors with a profit downgrade on Thursday.

    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
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    Transurban boss Michelle Jablko

    Transurban investors get bigger payday but growth prospects scarce

    The toll road giant reported a quadrupling of profits in the last financial year, with higher dividends expected. But it faces slower growth on its roads.

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    • Jenny Wiggins
    Michele Bullock’s remarks come amid a split between the RBA and the Albanese government over the economic outlook.

    Rising costs hit Mirvac margins, new homes

    Property developer Mirvac blamed the steep rise in labour and material costs for halving its profit margins on some residential projects, triggering a 13 per cent fall in operating earnings this year.

    • Michael Read and Nick Lenaghan

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    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Olivia Wirth was appointed executive chair of Myer earlier this year.

    Big discounting and store closures hit Myer’s bottom line

    The department store has warned it will record a fall in sales when it publishes its financial results next month, as lower customer spending takes its toll.

    • Carrie LaFrenz

    Profit season calendar and results

    Here is a list of dates Australian companies are reporting earnings results this month.

    • Ciara Seccombe