Tuesday, July 4, 2017

The 10 Australian Companies With Market Caps Above A$20 Bil and Reporting in A$s Audited Earnings Solid, With 2016 Total Earnings Down 6% From 2015, But Up Over Every Year From 2007 to 2014 and Nearly Double That in Both Worldwide Financial Meltdown Years of 2008 and 2009 .................................................................................... On the Other Hand, the 4 Australian Companies With Market Caps Above A$20 Bil and Reporting in US$s Posted Recent Audited Earnings Which Were Down the Tubes, With 2016 Total Earnings Down 81% From 2015 and With Two-Year Total Earnings Only US$ 5 Bil in 2015 and 2016 as Compared With US$ 43 Bil in 2013 and 2014, With US$ 46 Bil in 2011 and 2012, With US$ 36 Bil in 2009 and 2010, and With US$ 42 Bil in 2007 and 2008

From a review of the fine Google Finance Website and company investor relations websites, I found 10 Companies headquartered in Australia which reported their financial statements in A$s and which had Stock Market Capitalizations now of more than A$20 billion.

Below here are the reported Audited Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations of each of these 10 Australian Companies for all years reported from 2007 through 2016:
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Most Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited
Australian Companies Recent Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net
Reporting in A$ 2016 Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income
Market Caps Above A$ 20 Bil FYE (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss)

mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s mils A$s











Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Jun16       9,247       9,084       8,650       7,634       7,032       6,410       5,680       4,753       4,822       4,497
Westpac Banking Corp Sep16       7,460       8,068       7,625       6,825       6,002       7,059       6,412       3,517       3,932       3,518
National Australia Bank Ltd Sep16       6,425       6,806       5,184       5,363       4,083       5,220       4,225       2,589       3,108       5,572
Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Sep16       5,720       7,507       7,283       6,320       5,667       5,363       4,505       2,945       3,327       4,187
Woolworth's Limited Group Jun16       4,353       3,120       2,990       2,638       2,059       1,647       1,268       1,260          945       1,087
Telstra Group Jun16       3,832       4,114       4,549       3,640       3,424       3,250       3,940       4,076       3,711       3,275
Scentre Group Dec16       3,022       2,730       1,484          939





Macquarie Group Limited Mar17       2,236       2,088       1,623       1,279          872          762          989       1,093          974       1,888
Wesfarmers Ltd Jun16          407       2,440       1,510       2,128       2,126       1,922       1,565       1,522       1,050          786
Transurban Group Jun16            22        (373)          244          175            59          118            60          (16)        (124)        (151)












Total all 10
    42,724     45,584     41,142     36,941     31,324     31,751     28,644     21,739     21,745     24,659












Total Earnings % Change:










….. 2016 Below 2015
-6%







….. 2016 Above 2014
4%







….. 2016 Above 2013
16%







….. 2016 Above 2012
36%







….. 2016 Above 2011
35%







….. 2016 Above 2010
49%
   






….. 2016 Above 2009
97%








….. 2016 Above 2008
96%








….. 2016 Above 2007
73%









Also from a review of the Google Finance Website and company investor relations websites and the US SEC website, I found 4 Companies headquartered in Australia which reported their financial statements in US$s and which had Stock Market Capitalizations now of more than A$20 billion.

Below here are the reported Audited Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations of each of these 4 Australian Companies for all years reported from 2007 through 2016:
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Most Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited
Australian Companies Recent Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net
Reporting in US$ 2016 Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income
Market Caps Above A$ 20 Bil FYE (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss)

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Rio Tinto Limited Dec 16       4,776     (1,719)       6,499       1,079     (3,020)       6,800     15,195       5,335       4,609       7,746
CSL Limited Jun 16       1,242       1,379       1,307       1,211       1,024          918          921          845          702          539
Woodside Petroleum Ltd Dec 16          973          113       2,516       1,814       3,044       1,509       1,577       1,468       1,546          864
BHP Billiton Ltd Jun 16     (6,207)       4,390     14,955     14,132     15,233     21,062     13,009       6,338     15,962     13,496












Total all 4
         784       4,163     25,277     18,236     16,281     30,289     30,702     13,986     22,819     22,645
















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