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Commonwealth Bank’s Surprising Q1 Results

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), which is considered to be one of the most prominеnt financial institutions in Australia, has recently disclosеd its first quartеr updatе for FY24. Net Profit After Tax was Flat in Q1 CBA's first quartеr updatе rеvеalеd that thе company's operating income rеmainеd unchangеd, which was a result of decreased…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariNovember 24, 2023

Westpac made a $7.2 Billion profit: Is this a Sign of Strong Future Growth?

Wеstpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC), an Australian multinational banking and financial sеrvicеs company hеadquartеrеd in Sydnеy, has recently rеvеаlеd its fiscal year 2023 rеsults. For the fiscal year еnding on Sеptеmbеr 30, 2023 (hereafter referred to as FY23), Wеstpac reported a remarkable surgе in kеy financial mеtrics. The bank's nеt opеrating incomе saw a substantial 36%…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariNovember 14, 2023

Credit Corp (ASX:CCP) Faces 1 Major Challenge With The US Market Downturn

Credit Corp, a major player in debt collection. The company tends to take on debts from financial institutions and works with buyers on longer-term plans to repay. Credit Corp has witnessed a staggering 35% drop in its share price during 2023. It has actually been going OK for most of the year, but the decline is…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariNovember 3, 2023

Is the $173m Westpac impairment something investors need to worry about?

Not for the first time this decade, investors awoke on Thursday to the news of a $173m Westpac impairment. Westpac shares did not fluctuate much yesterday, but they are down over 10% in 2023. What has the company done to deserve the impairment and share price decline? Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price chart, log scale (Source: TradingView) What is…

ByNick SundichOctober 27, 2023

Why is the ANZ placement from 2015 such a big deal?

In this article, we seek to answer the question of why the ANZ placement from 2015 such a big deal 8 years on. What was the ANZ placement? In August 2015, then CEO of ANZ Bank Mike Smith told investors that,' The recent capital raising has allowed ANZ to deal with known regulatory change, such as…

ByNick SundichOctober 25, 2023

Is it time to get back into regional bank stocks again after the 2023 crisis?

Is it worth taking a look at regional bank stocks now that the US regional banking crisis is over? We think it isn't. Even though that crisis is over, we don't think regional bank stocks were that compelling to begin with. They are bearing a worse brunt from the mortgage wars than their large-cap peers and…

ByNick SundichSeptember 7, 2023

Which Big Bank stock will win the mortgage wars?

The average home owner paying down a home loan would think the term 'mortgage wars' would allude to their struggle to keep up with repayments. But it is actually a thing amongst big bank stocks. Yes, banks are seeing the average loan going from 2% to 6% but they obviously won't reap the benefits if customers…

ByNick SundichAugust 1, 2023

3 stocks to buy when Central Banks are in inflation fighting mode

What stocks to buy when central banks are killing the market vibe? Time was when the de facto European monetary policy was essentially set by the German Central bank, the Bundesbank (BuBa). If German inflation expectations were getting too high in the eyes of the BuBa, it would just increase interest rates with little to…

ByMarc KennisJune 24, 2022