Westpac Bank Surprises with a Stronger Than Expected 1H18 Profit. FVE AUD 35 Unchanged
Wide-moat Westpac's first-half fiscal 2018 result vindicates our preferred major bank ranking for Australia’s second-largest bank. We liked the “clean†AUD 4.25 billion cash profit, up 5.8% on a year ago, with the bank benefiting handsomely from no major management and operational distractions, other than the Royal Commission, currently experienced at major bank peers. The underlying performance was robust and hard to fault, beating consensus by about 2%. Nothing flashy, but all crucial earnings...Westpac Banking is a banking organization with branches, affiliates and controlled entities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and in the Pacific region. Co. provides a range of banking and financial services in these markets, including consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services. Co. is engaged in the provision of financial services including lending, deposit taking, payments services, investment portfolio management and advice, superannuation and funds management, insurance services, leasing finance, general finance, interest rate risk management and foreign exchange services. As of Sep 30 2017, Co. had total assets of A$851,875,000,000.
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