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Amcor H1 profit falls 9%

20 Feb 2012 - Amcor Limited's (ASX:AMC) first half net profit after significant items falls 9 per cent as net profit before significant items increases 14 per cent.

BlueScope widens H1 net loss

20 Feb 2012 - BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) widens its first half net loss to $530 million from $55 million the year before.

Treasury Wine H1 profit up 54%

20 Feb 2012 - Fosters Group’s wine spin-off Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE) reports a maiden net profit of $40 million.

LogiCamms awarded Gorgon contract

20 Feb 2012 - LogiCamms Limited (ASX:LCM) is awarded a contract for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project worth about $8 million.

Sims Metal HY $557M loss

17 Feb 2012 - Sims Metal Management Limited (ASX:SGM) posts a large net loss of $556.5 million for the half year ended December.

PacBrands HY $362M loss

17 Feb 2012 - Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) reports a net loss of $362.4 million for the half year ended December.

Santos FY profit up 51%

17 Feb 2012 - Santos Limited (ASX:STO) posts a full-year net profit of $753 million after tax to December, 51 per cent higher than the year before.

ANZ underlying profit lifts Q1

17 Feb 2012 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) has announced underlying profit for the first quarter of $1.48 billion.

ASX half year profit rises

17 Feb 2012 - ASX Limited (ASX:ASX), the operator of Australia’s main stock exchange, has reported a 2.9 per cent rise in half-year profits, but expects market conditions to remain…

Alumina FY profit surges 266%

17 Feb 2012 - Alumina Limited (ASX:AWC) posts a large increase in yearly profit thanks to higher alumina and aluminium prices and production, but warns its outlook for the year is …

Qantas to cut 500 jobs as H1 slumps

16 Feb 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) reports an 83 per cent first half profit slump and announces it will cut 500 jobs.

QR National H1 profit falls 32%

16 Feb 2012 - QR National Limited (ASX:QRN) reports a 32 per cent fall in its first half net profit, largely attributing the drop to financial items arising from its privatisation.

Brambles H1 profit up, FY forecast down

16 Feb 2012 - Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) reports a 9 per cent improvement in its first half net profit but lowers its profit forecast for the year.

Westpac Q1 cash profit dips 3%

16 Feb 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) first quarter cash profit comes in below market expectations, dipping 3.2 per cent to $1.5 billion.

Perpetual shares rise on H1 forecast

16 Feb 2012 - Shares in Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) rise after the fund manager forecasts an improvement in underlying profit and a fall in net profit for the first half of the 201…

Noni B shares jump on H1 result

16 Feb 2012 - Shares in Noni B Limited (ASX:NBL) jump after the retailer posts a net profit at the top of its guidance range for the first half of the 2012 financial year.

Carsales H1 profit gains 20%

15 Feb 2012 - Carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CRZ) net profit gains 20 per cent to $33.06 million in the first half of its 2012 financial year.

OZ Minerals FY11 profit drops 53%

15 Feb 2012 - OZ Minerals Limited (ASX:OZL) full year net profit drops 53 per cent, weighed down by impairment charges and litigation settlements.

Westfield Group inks $4.7B JV

15 Feb 2012 - Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) announces two major strategic transactions including a $4.7 billion joint venture over 12 assets in the US with Canada Pension Plan Investme…

CBA generates record H1 profit

15 Feb 2012 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) generates a record first half net profit of $3.624 billion, gaining 19 per cent from the year before.

STW Communications FY11 profit rises

15 Feb 2012 - STW Communications Group Limited (ASX:SGN) posts a 5.8 per cent lift in statutory net profit and a 6.8 per cent rise in underlying profit for the full 2011 financial …

Cardno delivers record H1 profit

15 Feb 2012 - Cardno Limited (ASX:CDD) deliveres a record net profit of $36.1 million in the first half of its 2012 financial year.

Oakton H1 profit falls 5%

14 Feb 2012 - IT solutions company Oakton Limited (ASX:OKN) reports a 5.5 per cent fall in net profit to $6.9 million for the first half to the end of December compared with the pr…

GWA H1 profit falls 60%

14 Feb 2012 - Australian supplier of fixtures and fittings, GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) reports a 60 per cent fall in first half profit.

BHP, Rio Escondida expansion

14 Feb 2012 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP, NYSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO, NYSE:RIO) will spend $US 4 billion to increase copper production at the Escondida copper mine…

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