Plenty to chew on for the TRA HY2019 result tomorrow.
Looking forward to it. All the best fellas. :t_up:
Plenty to chew on for the TRA HY2019 result tomorrow.
Looking forward to it. All the best fellas. :t_up:
o 28% increase in net profit after tax with strong outperformance from the insurance business offsetting a country-wide slowdown in the automotive retail sector
o Further quarterly dividend of 4cps declared taking total half year dividends to 8cps
o Continued focus on optimising real estate assets delivers $3.4m gain from the sale of Wiri holding
o Industry-wide headwinds emerging in the automotive retail sector with a potential downside impact of 5 - 10% to forecasted FY19 pre-tax profits if current market conditions persist
o On-Market Share Buyback of up to 5% of issued shares announced with current share price considered undervalued by Directors
OMG ....A PROFIT DOWNGRADE
Industry-wide headwinds emerging in the automotive retail sector with a potential downside impact of 5 - 10% to forecasted FY19 pre-tax profits if current market conditions persist
No wonder Todd didn’t want to answer Beagles question about how things were going
Hope punters gloss over that bit ....it’s only a possibilityeh
Good they doing a share back to support the share price
Helps Total Shareholder Return calculation as well .....is this one measure bonuses are calculated on?
Factor in too the regional planning with Auckland council now allowing very dense housing developments around public transport and we'll probably continue to see the weak demand Turners alluded too in the Auckland market continue.
First impressions. Result has been enhanced by the $3.4m gain on the sale of Wiri property. If it were not for that profit would be down. One could argue both ways as to whether this is an extraordinary item and should have been included below the profit reporting line or whether these sort of gains are an integral part of their business. I continue to believe these sort of gains due to their spasmodic nature are not part of their core business activities and reporting as an extraordinary item is more appropriate...but what would a tired old bean counter with decades of experience know...I am sure others will have their own "expert" opinions on this.
We have seen the same factors that are impacting AHG impacting Turners. Will the very recent lower fuel prices, (down a fair bit from early October high's) spur demand in the remaining 5 months of the second half ?...that as they say is the $64,000 question. Buy back is a good idea. Net profit from Autosure is extremely impressive, up 144%, just as well they bought that !
Overall my sense is the shares are about fair value all things considered at the current price and management are doing a pretty good job in a more difficult trading environment. I don't see the compelling growth opportunities that one or two others constantly remind us of and the opportunities that are there are probably equally balanced by the risks. Probably just plod along and do okay on an eps basis unless we get a major exogenous economic shock or some major international geopolitical event.
Disc: Holding a very modest stake for dividend yield.
Well, yes - a possible profit downgrade ... but than - its really nicely wrapped - isn't it?
Increased HY earnings, good dividend, share buyback (which actually might reduce the impact of any profit downgrade ;) - and than, all these big payrises still need to find their way through to the car market - don't they?
Beagles ......property gains probably should be treated as ‘normal’ (more so because it’s a investment return on the insurance float eh)
Just leads to lumpy performance ....and it’s helped out this time in what has been a pretty poor half ...even though Todd still raves on about this integrated model
LOL - Yes I am sure the usual suspect will wax lyrical about the stunning profit growth of 28% and assure us that these sort of gains are a normal part of their business and we can expect them on a really regular basis...oh hang on a minute...what about that inconvenient truth of a profit downgrade :ohmy: