Month: March 2023
BKW +3.13%: the building products and investment company reported 1H numbers today which were stronger than expected while outlook comments appeared better than feared. Revenue was up 13% yoy, while Underlying profit added 24% to $410m.
NHC +8.57%: Rallied today after reporting 1H net profit of $668m vs. $330m this time last year while they announced an interim dividend of 30c fully franked plus a special dividend of 10c fully franked, putting it on a 7.5% yield for the half (15% annualised) plus franking.
HLS +8.27%: Healius jumped today after a takeover bid from competitor Australian Clinical labs was announced pre-market. The deal would see Healius shareholders receive 0.74 ACL shares for each HLS owned, which represents no premium to Friday’s close price, but Healius shareholders would end up with 68% of the combined group.
