Westpac – 1Q19 In Review

Posted on | by Leon Hinde

Westpac WBC reported 1Q19 earnings on Monday and despite the benefit of mortgage re-pricing pushing net interest margins higher, earnings exhibited no growth compared to the same time last year.

1Q19 cash profit came in at $2bn.

All banks, (excluding ANZ & MQG), are under Algo Engine sell conditions and we see little reason in the short term for these negative trends to reverse.

 

 

ALGO Sell Signal For Westpac

Posted on | by Todd

Our ALGO engine triggered a sell signal for WBC into the ASX close at $27.70.

This “lower high” pattern is referenced to the intraday high of $28.35 posted on September 28th.

WBC will go ex-dividend for 94 cents on Tuesday.

With round 7 of the Royal Commission scheduled to start on November 19th, we remain cautious of the price structures and forward margin growth of the domestic banks.

As such, we see scope for the local banking names to retest the October lows over the near-term.

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Australian Banks – Sell Signals Remain Dominant

Posted on | by Leon Hinde

Our Algo Engine triggered sell signals across the domestic banking names back in June.

Since then, on average, the group has sold off approximately 15% and on a 2-year basis, the sector is now down more than 30%.

ANZ announced this week, that its 2H18 cash earnings will be adversely impacted by $711m of after-tax charges related to legal costs and customer remediation from the Royal Commission.

ANZ releases their full-year NPAT on October 31st.

A second sector risk yet to play-out, is the potential for deteriorating credit quality. This risk has been exacerbated over recent years by “add backs”, where short term earnings are improved through lowering the provisions for bad loans.

Looking ahead, CBA chief Matt Comyn will face the royal commission on Thursday morning, followed by WBC’s Brian Hartzer Thursday afternoon and ANZ’s Shayne Elliott on Friday.