Month: May 2022

The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price will be in focus this morning.

This follows the release of the banking giant’s half-year results.

NAB share price on watch after earnings miss

• Revenue up 4.6% over the prior corresponding period to $9,071 million
• Cash earnings up 4.1% to $3,480 million
• Net interest margin (NIM) down 11 basis points to 1.63%
• CET1 ratio of 12.48%
• Fully franked interim dividend per share up 22% to 73 cents

What happened during the half?

For the six months ended 31 March, NAB delivered a 4.6% increase in revenue to $9,071 million. This reflects strong growth in lending and deposits which were up 10% and 12%, respectively, versus the prior corresponding period.

It was a similar story on the bottom line, with cash earnings growth of 4.1% to $3,480 million. A key driver of this growth was the bank’s business banking operations.

The Business & Private Banking segment reported a 17.5% increase in cash earnings to $1,429 million. This reflects increased revenue from strong growth in lending and deposit volumes, broadly stable margins and a rise in fee income. Credit impairment charges were also lower. This was partially offset by higher operating expenses, including additional resources to support growth and investment in technology.

Also performing positively was the Corporate & Institutional Banking segment. It delivered a 3.1% increase in cash earnings to $806 million. This was driven by increased revenue, with strong growth in lending and deposit volumes combined with higher markets and fee income. This was partially offset by lower credit impairment write-backs and higher operating expenses.

In New Zealand, NAB reported an 8.4% lift in cash earnings to NZ$668 million. This reflects growth in lending and improved margins, which was partly offset by higher operating expenses and a rise in credit impairment charges.

Finally, the Personal Banking segment was out of form and reported an 8.3% decline in cash earnings to $788 million. Management advised that this was driven by lower credit impairment write-backs, combined with reduced revenue given competitive pressures and mix shift in the housing lending portfolio.

How does this compare to expectations?

While this result appears solid on paper, it appears to have fallen a touch short of expectations.

For example, according to a note out of Goldman Sachs, its analysts were expecting NAB to report first half cash earnings of $3,545 million.

Though, positively, NAB’s interim dividend of 73 cents per share came in ahead of Goldman’s forecast by one cent.

Management commentary

NAB’s CEO, Ross McEwan, was pleased with the bank’s performance during the half. He said:

“The execution of our strategy is delivering good results for our customers, colleagues and shareholders. We are producing better and faster experiences and getting the basics right more consistently. This has been achieved during a period of increased customer activity across all divisions of the bank, including the fastest growth in business lending since the GFC. 1H22 cash earnings increased 4% compared with 1H21. Revenue rose 4.6%, benefitting from pricing discipline and strong growth in lending and deposits which were up 10% and 12% respectively versus March 2021.”

However, one comment that could weigh on the NAB share price today relates to its cost growth targets, which have been reset higher.

He commented:

“Focused investment has been key to delivering strong momentum across our businesses. The recent shift to a higher growth outlook provides greater scope to keep investing while continuing to deliver productivity benefits. This, along with inflationary pressures has prompted a reset of our FY22 cost growth target to approximately 2-3%, to ensure we drive shareholder returns while balancing cost disciplines and growth opportunities. This target includes costs associated with the essential work underway to deliver the requirements of our Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with AUSTRAC.”

Nevertheless, Mr McEwan revealed that he is confident in the region’s medium term economic outlook and the strength of its balance sheet despite recent share buybacks. He said:

“Our results this period were achieved while maintaining strong balance sheet settings. This is key to delivering sustainable growth and keeping the bank safe. Our capital levels remain above our targets despite completing a $2.5 billion buy-back, with a further $2.5 billion buy-back commencing in May 2022. Our FY22 term funding is also well advanced. The lift in our 2022 interim dividend reflects progress of our strategy, confidence in the sustainability of our performance and our continued optimism in the medium term outlook for the Australian and New Zealand economies.”

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The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) share price could be close to being fully valued.

That’s the view of analysts at Goldman Sachs following the banking giant’s half-year results.

How did ANZ perform compared to expectations?

According to the note, ANZ delivered cash earnings ahead of the broker’s expectations thanks to lower bad debts. However, things weren’t quite as positive for its operating profit, which fell short of forecasts due to higher costs.

Goldman explained:

“ANZ’s 1H22 cash earnings grew by 4% on pcp, 5% ahead of GSe. In contrast, 1H22 PPOP came in -3% lower than GSe, as a stronger NIM performance was more than offset by higher operating expenses and weaker non-interest income. The proposed interim DPS of A72¢ implies a payout ratio of 65% (non discounted DRP), while the 1H22 CET1 ratio of 11.5% (18.0% globally-harmonised) was 26 bp lower than GSe, largely driven by the RWA impact of higher rates.”

What did Goldman say about the ANZ share price?

The note reveals that Goldman no longer sees sufficient value in the ANZ share price.

It has downgraded the bank’s shares to a neutral rating and cut the price target on them to $29.84. And while this still implies potential upside of 9%, Goldman sees better opportunities elsewhere in the financial sector.

Particularly given how ANZ has now effectively abandoned its FY 2023 $8 billion cost base target, which offered valuation support, and a couple of specific issues putting pressure on the bank’s performance.

Goldman commented:

“Today’s result highlighted a significant shift in ANZ’s cost aspirations, and our analysis suggests this is not just due to inflationary pressures, but also ANZ specific issues, including higher than previously anticipated investment spend requirements (that will also be expensed quicker), and lower than previously expected levels of productivity.

With our revised TP now implying only 9% upside, in the middle of our A&NZ Financials’ coverage, we downgrade to Neutral. For the sector, beyond the cost issues, we saw ANZ’s NIM result and rate leverage as more constructive than we had previously expected, and asset quality — and therefore provisioning — trends as benign.”

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If you’re looking to beat inflation with some dividend shares, then the two listed below could be worth considering.

Analysts have recently named these ASX dividend shares as buys. Here’s what you need to know about them:

Adairs Ltd (ASX: ADH)

The first ASX dividend share for investors to look at is leading furniture and homewares retailer, Adairs.

While trading conditions have been tough this year, Adairs has been tipped to bounce back strongly in FY 2023. Particularly given its new national distribution centre and the recent acquisition of Focus on Furniture.

Morgans expects this to be the case and has put an add rating and $3.50 price target on its shares.

As for dividends, the broker is forecasting fully franked dividends of 19 cents per share in FY 2022 and 26 cents per share in FY 2023. Based on the current Adairs share price of $2.76, this will mean yields of 6.9% and 9.4%, respectively, over the next couple of years.

BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP)

Another ASX dividend share that is rated as a buy is BHP. It is of course one of the world’s largest miners with a collection of world class operations across a range of commodities and geographies.

Thanks to strong commodity prices, BHP has been generating bumper free cash flows again in FY 2022. This has analysts tipping the Big Australian to pay some big dividends in the near term.

Morgans, for example, is forecasting fully franked dividends per share of ~$3.93 in FY 2022 and then ~$2.95 in FY 2023. Based on the current BHP share price of $47.40, this implies yields of 8.3% and 6.2%, respectively.

The broker also sees value in the miner’s shares with its add rating and $54.30 price target.

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On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gave back its morning gains and ended the day in the red. The benchmark index fell 0.15% to 7,304.7 points.

Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Thursday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to rebound

The Australian share market looks set to rebound on Thursday following an excellent night on Wall Street. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 38 points or 0.5% higher this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones rose 2.8%, the S&P 500 climbed 3% and the Nasdaq traded 3.2% higher. Investors were betting on the Federal Reserve taming inflation without causing an economic slowdown.

NAB half-year results

The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price will be one to watch when the banking giant releases its half-year results. According to a note out of Goldman Sachs, its analysts expect NAB to report first half cash earnings before one-offs of $3,545 million. This will be a 6% increase on the prior corresponding period. As for dividends, the broker expects the NAB board to declare a fully franked interim dividend of 72 cents per share. This will be a 20% increase on the same period last year.

Oil prices surge

It could be a very good day for energy shares including Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) and Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) after oil prices surged higher. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up 5.4% to US$107.95 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price is up 5.2% to US$110.41 a barrel. The prospect of a European ban on Russian oil drove prices higher.

ANZ shares downgraded

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) share price could be close to being fully valued according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. In response to its half-year results, the broker has downgraded the bank’s shares to a neutral rating with a $29.84 price target. Goldman believes the removal of ANZ’s cost reduction target has removed valuation support.

Gold price tumbles

Gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) could have a decent day after the gold price pushed higher overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is up 0.9% to US$1,886.60 an ounce. Inflation risks gave the precious metal a boost.

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Looking for some small cap shares to buy? Then have a look at the ones listed below.

Here’s why they could be worth getting better acquainted with:

Airtasker Ltd (ASX: ART)

The first small cap ASX share to consider is Airtasker. It is a growing online marketplace provider for local services that estimates that it has a total addressable market of $600 billion across Australia, the UK, and the US markets.

It has also just announced an agreement to acquire Australia’s third largest local services platform Oneflare. This is expected to strengthen its offering and give it a strong presence in trades, home improvement and professional services.

Morgans is very positive on the company. It currently has an add rating and $1.15 price target on the company’s shares. Though, that could change in the coming days following the acquisition and the accompanying capital raise.

PlaySide Studios Limited (ASX: PLY)

Another small cap ASX share to that has been tipped as a buy is PlaySide Studios. It is one of the largest video game developers in Australia with a growing portfolio of titles.

In addition, the company has recently announced work for hire deals with a number of industry giants including 2K Games and Activision Blizzard. This appears to demonstrate PlaySide’s growing reputation in the industry and could open the door to other deals in the future if everything goes to plan.

Another potential money spinner is the company’s exposure to NFTs. For example, it recently revealed revenue of $8 million from NFTs related to the Dumb Ways to Die brand. Aussie NBA star Ben Simmons was a buyer of five of these tokens according to records.

Ord Minnett is a fan of PlaySide. It currently has a speculative buy rating and 95 cents price target on its shares.

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The All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) may have fallen today but three ASX shares defied the trend.

The index dropped 0.3% today to 7,564.80 points. The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) also fell 0.16% today, to 7,304.70 points.

Let’s take a look at which shares outperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index today.

Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG)

The Origin Energy share price reached a multiple-year high of $7.075 in today’s trade. This is the highest price since February 2020. The company’s share price retreated to finish at $7.00, a 1.3% gain on yesterday’s close. Brent Crude oil has climbed 1.12% to US$106.15 per barrel, according to Bloomberg, while natural gas fell 1.19%. Meantime, coal surged more than 8% on global markets, Trading Economics data reveals. Origin intends to close its coal-fired plant, the Eraring Power Station in New South Wales by 2025.

Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX: CRN)

The Coronado Global Resources share price hit a yearly high of $2.43 in earlier trade today before closing at $2.38. Coronado is a metallurgical (met) coal producer, an essential element for steel. Coronado recently reported record coal sales in the March quarter, up 1.4% on the December quarter. The realised met coal price was also up 24.4% in the December quarter. Coronado is involved in projects in Queensland and the United States. The company claims it is one of the largest met coal producers globally.

Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA)

The Orora share price reached a yearly high of $4.02 in earlier trade today before retreating to $3.99 at the close of trade. Orora is a global packaging, products, and visual communications solutions company. Orora shares have been rising since the company’s investor day presentation on 28 April. The Orora share price has climbed 5% between market close on 27 April and 4 May. On 28 April, the company revealed operating and earnings momentum has exceeded its H122 results. Orora expects EBIT growth for FY22 to be higher than FY21. The total FY22 dividend is predicted to be at the top end of the 60 to 80% payout range.

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Are you looking for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to buy? If you are, then you may want to look at the two ETFs listed below that are popular with ASX investors.

Here’s why they could be worth getting better acquainted with:

BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP)

The first ETF for investors to look at is the BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF. As its name implies, this ETF gives investors exposure to the cryptocurrency industry.

Though, rather than giving investors direct exposure to coins, it provides access to the companies propping up the industry. These companies include mining equipment manufacturers, trading platform providers, and even bitcoin and other cryptocurrency miners.

Among the shares you’ll be owning a slice of are crypto mining hardware manufacturer Canaan, crypto trading platform Coinbase, crypto bank Silvergate, and crypto mining company Riot Blockchain.

In respect to Coinbase, it is a leading trading platform that boasts that approximately 89 million verified users, 11,000 institutions, and 185,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries that trust it to invest, spend, save, earn, and use crypto.

BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK)

A second ETF for ASX investors to look at is the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF.

With the cyber threat increasing each year, spending on cybersecurity services is predicted to increase to almost US$250 billion by 2023. This bodes well for the companies included in the HACK ETF, which are working to reduce the impact of cybercrime globally.

Among the companies you’ll be owning a slice of are Accenture, Cisco, Cloudflare, Crowdstrike, Fortinet, Okta, and Splunk.

CrowdStrike provides the popular Falcon platform. This platform delivers incident response and forensic analysis services that are designed to help businesses understand whether a breach has occurred.

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It’s been another wild day of trading for the Hawsons Iron Ltd (ASX: HIO) share price. Yesterday, we covered how this little-known iron ore explorer had rocketed from 29 cents a share in early April to the $1.06 it recorded yesterday. That comes on top of an eye-watering 603% year to date return it was sitting at yesterday. Not to mention the stupendous 2,397% gain for the preceding 12 months.

However, those figures don’t come without some neck-cracking volatility. Monday saw Hawsons Iron shares add more than 18% to their value. But this was quickly taken down a notch yesterday when the company gave up almost 20% of its share price. As it stands today, the Hawsons Iron share price is down another 11.11%, closing at 64 cents a share after travelling as low as 60 cents and as high as 80 cents during the course of today’s trading session. How’s that for volatility.

Hawsons Iron share price redefines volatility

Hawsons Iron shares have also traversed between $1.06 a share and 57 cents a share over just the past five trading days. We now have a 52-week range of between 3.9 cents per share and $1.06 per share. What’s even more perplexing is that these moves are occurring despite no new news or announcements from Hawsons over May thus far.

The company’s last major release was a quarterly cash flow report released on 29 April. This could be feeding into the volatility we are seeing, despite the fact it did not contain any blockbuster numbers or announcements.

However, we have seen some major macroeconomic developments in recent days that could be feeding into market-wide volatility. The most significant was the announcement yesterday that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would be increasing the cash rate for the first time in 11 years. We’ve also seen a not-insignificant fall in the iron ore price over the past week or so.

But despite these developments, it has certainly been a rather remarkable journey that this company’s shares have been on in recent days.

At today’s closing Hawsons Iron share price, this ASX iron ore share has a market capitalisation of $457 million.

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The Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) share price will be one to watch on Thursday.

This follows the release of an announcement after the market close today in relation to a contract termination.

Why is the Ramsay share price on watch?

This afternoon Ramsay revealed that it has issued a notice to private health insurance provider Bupa to terminate the Hospital Purchaser Provider Agreement between the two parties.

According to the release, unless a resolution is reached between the parties, Ramsay’s contract with Bupa will be terminated with effect from 2 August 2022.

Ramsay appears to believe that private health insurers are not pulling their weight despite accumulating huge profits.

“Costs of providing care have significantly increased for private hospitals over the past two years. On the other hand, health insurers have accumulated profits of $1.8 billion in the calendar year to 31 December 2021,” said Ramsay Australia CEO Carmel Monaghan.

What’s next?

The release explains that patients booked to be admitted to a Ramsay facility prior to 2 August will not be impacted. After that date, during a legally enforced transitional period, Ramsay will continue to accept benefits paid by Bupa for approved treatments.

However, once the transitional period ends, Bupa insured patients will be required to pay an upfront payment on admission. This will be the difference between the statutory default benefit Bupa is required to pay and Ramsay’s hospital treatment costs.

Ms Monaghan said that “Ramsay still hopes to reach agreement with Bupa prior to the contract termination date,” but this appears to be far from guaranteed.

The private hospital operator advised that it will be communicating with impacted patients to keep them informed and provide them with options which, in light of the portability rules in the Private Health Insurance Act, include leaving Bupa and changing health funds.

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Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) planted its third consecutive day of losses, albeit smaller than the previous two. At the end of the session, the benchmark index finished 0.16% lower at 7,304.7 points.

Despite some green returning to US shares last night, the Australian share market set its own pace today. Performances were mixed across sectors as investors try to establish where they should be positioned amid a potentially higher interest rate environment.

The real estate sector carried over its disappointing showing from yesterday into today’s session, falling 1.5%. In contrast, energy and financial shares provided a supportive floor for the Aussie index on Wednesday.

However, the question is: which shares delivered the biggest returns to investors on the ASX today? Here are the top ten stocks that came through for investors:

Top 10 ASX shares countdown today

Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the wealth management solutions provider received the backing of investors as the share price climbed 3.89%. Although, this move was made in the absence of any news shared by the company. Find out more about Hub24 here.

The next best performing ASX share across the market today was Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA). The packaging products and solutions company rallied 3.37% despite there being nothing noteworthy released to shareholders. Uncover the latest Orora details here.

Today’s top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
HUB24 Ltd (ASX: HUB)	$24.83	3.89%
Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA)	$3.99	3.37%
Virgin Money Uk Plc (ASX: VUK)	$3.08	3.01%
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG)	$4.67	2.86%
Zimplats Holding Ltd (ASX: ZIM)	$31.49	2.37%
Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC)	$10.73	2.19%
Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX: LOV)	$17.40	2.11%
GQG Partners Inc (ASX: GQG)	$1.48	2.07%
Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL)	$3.96	2.06%
Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL)	$10.45	2.05%

Our top 10 ASX shares today countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to ensure you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the market has closed during weekdays to see which stocks make the countdown.

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Motley Fool contributor Mitchell Lawler has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Hub24 Ltd and Super Retail Group Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Hub24 Ltd, Insurance Australia Group Limited, and Super Retail Group Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Lovisa Holdings Ltd. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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