Reporting Season Road Map: 25 February 2020
About the author:
- Author name:
- By Andrew Tang
- Job title:
- Analyst - Equity Strategy
- Date posted:
- 25 February 2020, 9:42 AM
- Sectors Covered:
- Equity Strategy and Quant
Australian Finance Group - NIM shoots the lights out
AFG has reported 1H20 NPAT of $18.3m. While this is 0.6% less than we expected, we estimated that it is ~11% better than the consensus expectation. An interim dividend of 5.4cps (ff) has been declared, in line with our expectation. AFG's earnings growth prospects are supported by an improved outlook for residential mortgage settlements and strong growth in the Link product. The dividend yield prospects are supported by strong cash flow generation. AFG had unrestricted cash of $50.4m sitting on the balance sheet at Dec-19.
We upgrade our recommendation to Add, however, we point out that this stock may not suit investors worried about the fickleness of RMBS markets.
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Cooper Energy Ltd - Market jittery at starting line
An impressive half from COE, posting H1'FY20 underlying EBITDAX of A$16.3m (vs Morgans A$15.6m), with a reported NPAT of A$6.3m and underlying NLAT of -A$2.0m (vs Morgans A$1.4m). 2C resource on Annie discovery of 8.9mmboe (or 4.6mmboe COE share), set to be developed and tied back to the Minerva gas plant. An important reminder, Sole is fully contracted on term supply to 2025, with 87% of total COE planned production to 2022 under take-or-pay contracts. Gas now in Orbost with full commissioning anticipated in March 2020.
We maintain our Add rating on COE, seeing recent weakness as an opportunity on market jitters around spot prices just ahead of Sole's planned March start-up.
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