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The rise of the Australian bourse to continue, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
... priced into the shares,\" Gonzalez said. He said a feature of the recent profit season had been the strength of the dividends returned to shareholders. \"That shows a strong sense of confidence in companies\' outlook and creates confidence in the corporate ...

Seven shares tumble as analysts downgrade stock

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... Network posted a 59.2% lift in 2003/04 net profit to $93.3 million. However net profit before unusual items and after dividends paid on its preference shares was $61.4 million, below analysts\' forecasts. As researchers downgraded their recommendations ...

Count expects another good year in 2004/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
... (EBIT) had grown 32% to $10.85 million in 2003/04. In December last year the company switched from paying half yearly dividends to paying quarterly dividends, and it said today that its fully franked final dividend for 2003/04 was in two parts, rather ...

Broking houses downgrade CBA after full year result

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
... CBA is axing 3,700 jobs and targeting $1.7 billion of cost and revenue benefits over three years. Cash earnings and dividends should continue to improve as expenses related to the Which New Bank program reduced. Credit Suisse First Boston banking analyst ...

CBA delivers bumper annual profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... Australia\'s second biggest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, on Wednesday delivered a bumper profit and record dividends for 2003/04, and forecast its growth should exceed industry rates out to 2006. Strong investment markets helped CBA book a 28% ...

CBA outlook very promising: Murray

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004
... and it expected more than 10% cash earnings per share growth up to the end of 2005/06. Murray said cash earnings and dividends should continue to improve as expenses related to CBA\'s Which New Bank transformation program were reduced. \"The objectives ...

Argo announces record profits for 2003/04

... total of $77.6 million to shareholders from its 2003/2004 earnings, which is the highest ever, amount distributed in dividends by the company. Argo also highlighted its Friday closing share price of $4.96, compared to the rights issue conducted in March ...

AFIC says year ahead shaping up well

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... 8.75 cents per share, which it said was an increase in the underlying dividend of one cent per share, taking the total dividends for the year to 14.25 cents per share.

AMP shares up nearly 3% on prospect of higher dividends

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... investors gave a tick of approval to the financial services group's accelerated debt reduction and the prospect of higher dividends in the future. AMP announced before the market opened that it had repurchased $747 million worth of offshore bonds, following ...

NAB dividends appear safe, says analyst

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
National Australia Bank's high dividends do not appear to be in danger despite the demands placed on the bank by APRA yesterday, according to one analyst. NAB generates around $1.5 billion in excess capital every year with a dividend pay out in the ...