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The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) is up 0.61% today, making a modest gain.

However, as the earnings season continues, some companies that are part of this index are far exceeding the average as they report their FY22 results.

Here are three ASX financial shares that are rallying today.

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO)

The Judo Capital share price is up 7.13% to $1.31 at the time of writing. Earlier today, the shares reached a high of $1.335.

Judo Capital stated it exceeded forecasts for many of its key financial metrics in its FY22 results.

Its statutory net loss after tax was $7.7 million, beating its forecast of a $10.2 million loss. In FY21, it recorded a statutory net profit of $28.7 million.

Its net interest income also grew significantly during the reporting period, rising to $169.8 million, or a 101% increase.

The SME lending specialist also grew its lending portfolio to $6.1 billion. It forecasted a $6 billion growth in the prior period.

Judo Capital gave guidance for FY23, noting that gross loans and advances should reach approximately $9 billion. The company expects to benefit from rising interest rates in the near future.

No dividend was declared.

MA Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MAF)

The MA Financial share price is up 1.48% today. Shares in the ASX financial services group are trading for $6.19 each at the moment. Earlier, they reached an intraday high of $6.27 each.

MA Financial reported its 1H FY22 results this morning, noting strong top line and bottom line growth year over year (yoy).

Underlying revenue increased 54% to $146.2 million while underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 64% to $49.6 million. Its underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) grew 58% to $28.1 million.

MA Financial gave guidance for 2H FY22, noting that it expects earnings per share (EPS) growth of 30% to 40% from FY21. The company’s strong outlook is supported by its growth momentum, expected pipeline of fund inflows from clients, and its strong cash balance of $113 million to support strategy execution.

The company will pay a six-cent interim dividend per share for the reporting period. This is up 20% on the five cents paid in the prior corresponding period.

Insignia Financial Ltd (ASX: IFL)

The Insignia Financial share price is up 11.2% today. Shares in the ASX financial services company are trading for $3.53 at the time of writing. At the market open, the share price was $3.29.

Insignia Financial announced its full-year results for FY22 this morning. It reported notable increases in its gross margin and underlying earnings. Gross margin increased 102.8% to $1.48 billion, while EBITDA increased 71.9% to $388.5 million. Underlying profit after tax (UNPAT) surged to $244 million.

A fully franked dividend of 11.8 cents per share was announced for a payout ratio of 66% of UNPAT. The dividend has a record date of 8 September and a payment date of 29 September.

The company also announced its outlook for FY23, stating that gross margin is expected to contract between 1.5 to 2.5 basis points due to platform repricing and its product mix. However, the company’s EBITDA margin is expected to be in line with results observed in FY22 at 11 basis points.

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The Anson Resources Ltd (ASX: ASN) share price is entering the stratosphere on Thursday.

This comes after the company announced it has ‘joined forces’ with a leading global direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology provider.

At the time of writing, Anson Resources shares are up 39.29% to an all-time high of 29.3 cents.

Anson Resources enters new partnership for Paradox Lithium-Bromine Project

Investors are fighting to get a hold of Anson Resources shares after digesting the company’s positive news today.

In its release, Anson Resources advised it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd.

Under the agreement, Sunresin will provide equipment, consumables, innovations, and technical support services to Anson Resources. This will allow Sunresin’s DLE technology to be constructed for the production of battery-grade lithium carbonate at the Paradox Project.

In return, Anson Resources will supply data related to the project, including results of the definitive feasibility study (DFS). 

There is no fixed term to the MOU, and either party is responsible for their own costs.

Furthermore, Anson Resources will have access to Sunresin’s distribution centres and technical support network in Asia and Europe.

Sunresin will also provide technology updates, innovations and support, including future expansions and optimisations.

Anson executive chair and CEO, Bruce Richardson commented:

We are delighted to announce the strategic partnership with Sunresin as our technology partner today. Sunresin’s DLE technology is the most attractive for the Paradox Lithium Project’s brine and meets our goal of producing the highest quality and cleanest lithium carbonate in the United States. We look forward to a long association with Sunresin.

Anson Resources share price snapshot

Not factoring in today’s record high, the Anson Resources share price has moved in circles over the last 12 months.

However, when looking at percentage terms, the share is up almost 200% when including today’s gain.

If you invested when its shares hit a year-to-date low of 7.6 cents on 23 June, you’d be up an astonishing 285%.

Based on today’s price, Anson Resources presides a market capitalisation of approximately $179.88 million.

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It’s been a fantastic day so far for ASX shares and the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). So far this Thursday, the ASX 200 has gained a pleasing 0.76% to around 7,050 points. But what is the Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price doing?

Wesfarmers shares are enjoying a similar experience to the overall market as it currently stands. The ASX 200 blue-chip retail conglomerate is presently trading at $47.68 a share, up 0.85% for the day so far.

So these gains could just be a consequence of the goodwill we see across the share market today. But it’s also possible investors are expecting good things from the company when it reports its full-year earnings for FY2022 tomorrow.

Yes, Wesfarmers is scheduled to give investors a look at its books tomorrow, 26 August. Optimism for these results might be stemming from some recent broker opinions on the company.

As my Fool colleague James covered earlier this month, ASX broker Morgans is expecting some good news.

Why are ASX 200 investors buying into Wesfarmers shares today?

The broker has a 12-month share price target of $58.40 on Wesfarmers shares today. If this were to be realised, it would result in a pleasing 22.7% upside from where the shares trade today.

Inflation is ravaging the fortunes of many ASX 200 shares in 2022. Just look at what is happening to the Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) share price today, for example. But Morgans reckons Wesfarmers has “one of the highest quality retail portfolios in Australia” and a “highly regarded management team.”

As such, the broker thinks the company will be able to navigate the current challenging environment. In addition, Morgans is also expecting a final and fully franked dividend of 85 cents per share tomorrow.

If that is indeed announced, it would bring the company’s full-year dividend to $1.65 per share. Morgans is also pencilling in even better full-year dividends of $1.81 per share for FY23.

So given these bullish predictions, perhaps it’s no surprise investors are confident that tomorrow will be a good day for the company and its shareholders. But we shall have to wait and see what the company comes up with.

At the current Wesfarmers share price, this ASX 200 blue-chip share has a market capitalisation of $43.7 billion, with a dividend yield of 2.61%.

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The Pepper Money Ltd (ASX: PPM) share price is gaining another 10% to $1.67 in Thursday trading. It comes the day after the non-bank lender reported first-half full-year pro-forma net profits after tax up 11% to $73.1 million.

The company declared an interim fully franked dividend of 5.4 cents per share. When added to the final fully franked dividend of 9 cents per share, Pepper Money’s trailing 12-month total dividends are 14.4 cents per share.

The Pepper Money interim dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on 14 October 2022. Pepper Money shares go ex-dividend on 14 September 2022. 

Based on the Pepper Money share price today, the stock trades on a trailing fully franked dividend yield of 8.8%. The company anticipates future dividend payments will be weighted equally between interim and final, reflecting the seasonality in the business.

Looking ahead, Pepper Money notes that since the Reserve Bank of Australia commenced interest rate rises in May 2022, the industry has experienced a decline in mortgage applications. The company says it is “well positioned to navigate the current challenging market conditions”.

Over the past 12 months, Pepper Money shares have lost 38%, compared to a fall of 6% in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). By contrast, fellow financial services company Money3 Corporation Limited (ASX: MNY) shares have slumped 33% in the last year.

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The Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) share price is sizzling today, up 13.2%.

Paladin shares closed yesterday at 74 cents and are currently trading for 83 cents.

And it’s not just the Paladin share price rocketing higher. Most every ASX uranium share is smashing the benchmark today.

So, what’s going on?

What’s grabbing ASX investor attention today?

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida announced yesterday that his nation will explore the development of next-generation nuclear power plants, with plans to reopen a number of closed plants by next northern summer.

And those plans look to be driving the Paladin share price skywards today.

As reported by Bloomberg, Japan’s government hopes to restart seven more nuclear reactors atop the 10 currently online. Japan has 33 potentially operational plants at the moment.

“Nuclear power and renewables are essential to proceed with a green transformation. Russia’s invasion changed the global energy situation,” Kishida said.

Japan heavily depends on gas, oil, and coal imports for its energy needs. And its nuclear generation was gutted following the tsunami that led to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in March 2011.

Japan’s 10 nuclear plants that are currently online provided roughly 7% of the nation’s electricity needs in 2021. But the government appears determined to ramp that figure up.

And it’s not just Japan that may be adding to their nuclear capacity, driving demand for uranium and providing tailwinds for the Paladin share price.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global nuclear capacity will need to double by 2050 to meet the IEA’s net zero scenario.

The IEA states:

Long-term operation of the existing nuclear fleet and a near-doubling of the annual rate of capacity additions are required.

While some of this additional nuclear capacity will not come online until the late 2030s, policy decisions are required now to put nuclear back on track.

Japan looks to be making those policy decisions this week.

Paladin Energy share price snapshot

Although it’s slipped 12% in 2022, the Paladin Energy share price remains up a healthy 70% over the past 12 months. By comparison, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is down 7% over the full year.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a strong day on Thursday. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 0.7% to 7,046.9 points.

Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher today are listed below. Here’s why they are sinking:

City Chic Collective Ltd (ASX: CCX)

The City Chic share price has crashed 25% to $1.85. This morning City Chic released its full year results and revealed a 39% increase in revenue to $369.2 million and a modest increase in net profit after tax to $22.3 million. However, taking investors by surprise was the almost tripling of its inventory position and its negative cash flow.

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT)

The Flight Centre share price is down 5% to $16.47. Investors have been selling this travel agent’s shares following the release of its full year results. Flight Centre reported a 154% increase in revenue to $1 billion and an underlying loss after tax of $272.6 million. While this was in line with expectations, its performance in the Americas appears to have spooked investors. Goldman Sachs described its performance in the region as a “disappointment.”

Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT)

The Perpetual share price is down 8% to $27.91. Investors have been selling this fund manager’s shares after it announced a new takeover approach for rival Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL). Perpetual has offered one share and $1.976 for every 7.5 Pendal shares owned. This equates to an offer of $6.54 per share. Some investors appear to believe the company is overpaying.

Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW)

The Woolworths share price is down 4% to $35.99. This follows the release of the retail giant’s full year results for FY 2022. Woolworths reported a 9.2% increase in sales to $60,849 million and a modest 0.7% lift in net profit after tax to $1,514 million. This was largely in line with consensus estimates. A soft start to FY 2023 could be weighing on its shares.

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The Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) share price is up 9% to $2.18 in Thursday trading after the media company reported full-year revenue up 15% to $2.69 billion and net profits after tax up 35% to $373.5 million.

The company declared a fully franked final dividend of 7 cents per share, taking total FY22 dividends to 14 cents per share, an increase of 33% compared to FY21.

The Nine Entertainment final dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on 20 October 2022. Nine Entertainment shares go ex-dividend on 9 September 2022. 

Based on the Nine Entertainment share price today, the stock trades at more than 10.6 times earnings and on a fully franked dividend yield of 6.4%.

Looking ahead, Nine Entertainment said: “The new year has started on a positive note in terms of audiences, across all platforms, and while broader economic conditions have become more uncertain, the advertising market to date, has remained resilient.”

Over the past 12 months, Nine Entertainment shares have lost 19%, compared to a fall of 6% in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). By contrast, fellow media company Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) shares have gained 5% in the last year.

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on form again and charging higher. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.8% to 7,051.7 points.

Four ASX shares that are climbing more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are racing higher:

Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL)

The Deep Yellow share price is up a further 13% to 86.5 cents. This uranium explorer’s shares have been on fire this week. This appears to have been driven by reports that Japan is considering building new nuclear plants to stabilise its energy supply. This would likely be a big boost to demand for uranium.

IDP Education Ltd (ASX: IEL)

The IDP Education share price is up 6% to $28.50. This follows the release of a strong full year result from the language testing and student placement company. IDP reported a 50% increase in revenue to $793 million and a 159% jump in net profit after tax to $102.6 million. This was driven by record IELTS testing volumes and record student placements.

Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL)

The Pendal share price is up 8% to $5.27. Investors have been scrambling to buy this fund manager’s shares after it received another takeover approach from rival Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT). The latter has offered one Perpetual share for every 7.5 Pendal shares owned and $1.976 per share. This equated to an offer of $6.54 per share at the time. Though, the Perpetual share price has sunk on the news, lowering the value of the offer.

Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN)

The Qantas share price is up 6% to $4.81. Investors have been buying this airline operator’s shares following the release of its full year results for FY 2022. Although, as expected, the company reported a significant loss, it surprised the market with a $400 million share buyback.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having another fabulous day on the ASX boards this Thursday so far.

At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is up a healthy 0.79% at just over 7,050 points. But the same can’t be said of the Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP) share price.

Domino’s shares are having a clanger today. The pizza company was down a nasty 7.67% at $66.63 a share in early afternoon trade. This might surprise investors, given Domino’s shares rocketed by a similar amount (7.57%) yesterday upon the release of the company’s full-year earnings for FY2022.

As we covered yesterday, Domino’s reported a 4.6% rise in global sales to $3.92 billion. Revenues were also up by 4.1% at $2.29 billion. But that wasn’t enough to stop Domino’s from reporting a 10.5% decline in underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) to $262.9 million.

Underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) also slumped by 12.5% to $165 million. While underlying earnings per share (EPS) fell by 12.6% to 190.6 cents per share.

The pizza slinger announced a final dividend of 68.1 cents per share. That will come partially franked at 70%. That left its full-year dividend for FY22 at $1.565 per share, a 9.8% drop on last financial year’s dividend total.

Why are Domino’s shares giving back yesterday’s gains?

So perhaps investors thought these numbers would be even worse yesterday, given the size of the gains that Domino’s enjoyed by the end of the trading session. But it seems that investors have gotten a major case of ‘cold feet’ today.

There are no other news or announcements out of Domino’s, so this seems to be the most likely explanation as to why the company’s shares are falling so dramatically this Thursday.

At the current Domino’s Pizza share price, this ASX 200 share has a market capitalisation of $5.78 billion, with a dividend yield of 2.6%.

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The Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) share price is up 2.7% to $7.93 in afternoon trading on Thursday.

It has gained 13.45% over the past month of trade, including a significant surge from 18 August.

As oil markets continue to cool down, investors have been shy about rewarding resource players such as Santos. However, natural gas futures remain buoyant.

Brent Crude oil now trades up 2.3% over the month. European and United Kingdom gas contracts are up 65% and 71% respectively.

Returns for Santos investors over the past 12 months are seen on the chart below.

Are Santos shares still worth buying?

Santos recently delivered an impressive set of results that saw free cash flow expand alongside net profit after tax (NPAT).

However, the market overlooked this with impatience growing on the oil and gas giant’s pace of promised asset sell-downs.

Yet, Santos also trades at a relative discount to peers in the GICS Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector.

For instance, Santos trades on a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.8x. It also trades at 1.3x the book value of its equity (price-to-book (P/B) ratio).

Looking at the largest 25 names in the sector, both of these multiples are below the sector median. The median scores are 21x trailing P/E and 2.8x P/B respectively, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.

As such, it could be argued that the Santos share price is still relatively cheap compared to its peers based on these two ratios. The question is, whether this discount is justified, or if the company is undervalued.

What else is there to consider?

Looking ahead, the market has given us some additional colour.

It has Santos priced at a forward P/E (next 12 months) of 13.7x, well ahead of the sector’s 2x forward P/E.

This means that looking ahead, investors are expecting an above-sector result from Santos in terms of earnings and/or share price.

Aside from that, other measures of corporate value for Santos are arguably promising as well. The oil and gas giant did generate more than $1 billion in free cash flow (FCF) net of dividends in the six months to June 2022.

That’s nearly double the $565 million in semi-annual FCF recorded back in December. It’s also miles ahead of the $325 million in FCF recorded by June 2021.

Santos also generated a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9% at its last earnings. It also booked a return on equity (ROE) of nearly 14%. Again, both of these are above the sector median.

These certainly aren’t weak numbers, hence, the company definitely isn’t lagging fundamentally. The case can therefore be made for Santos based on relative valuation.

What do the experts think of the Santos share price?

Analysts covering Santos like the share price, too. At the moment, 16 out of 16 have it rated as a buy, according to Refinitiv.

This comes after UBS, Credit Suisse, and Barclay Pearce Capital each reiterated their buy ratings in late August.

The consensus price target from all brokers is $9.51 per share. This suggests there could be more upside yet to be priced in should the group be correct.

Therefore, it appears the market is looking for more than just free cash flow and profitability in Santos, and analyst sentiment is still bullish.

The Santos share price is up 20% this year to date and 29% in the past 12 months of trade.

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