10:00AM Sydney, Australia - Westpac Banking Corporation net interest income rose 60% and net profit fell 1.4%.
Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia’s biggest lender said first-half net interest income rose 60% to A$5.56 billion from A$3.47 billion a year ago. Net profit fell 1.4% to A$2.17 billion or A$81.1 per diluted share compared to net profit of A$2.20 billion or A$115.2 per share a year ago.
Westpac Banking Corporation, in the last one year traded as high as A$40.00 in May 2008 and as low as A$14.40 in January 2009. Based on the yesterday’s closing price of A$19.96 the company has market cap of A$57.49 billion. |