BEN will report 1H17 earnings on Monday the 13th. We’re expecting 1 – 4% growth on the same time last year. Full FY17 forecast profit should be around $450m.
In general, across the bank names we expect margins and credit quality to be the key areas of focus at the upcoming results. Benign credit growth conditions underpinned by slowing housing credit & flat growth in business lending.
Highly leveraged household balance sheets and ongoing pressure from the regulator to improve the quality of housing lending, should restrict the growth outlook into FY18.