Australia's GWA Group jumps on robust full-year profit, dividend

GWA

17/08/2026 06:34

** Shares of GWA Group GWA.AX rise as much as 5.9% to A$2.5, their highest level since February 19
** On track to log steepest intraday pct rise since late-June
** Construction supplies and fixtures provider reports a full-year statutory net profit after tax A$48 million ($34.08 million), up 10.6%
** Declares fully franked final dividend of 8.5 Australian cents per share, higher than the 8 Australian cents declared a year ago
** About 509,000 shares change hands, 1.7 times the 30-day avg
** Down 6.3% YTD, including the session's moves
     
($1 = 1.4083 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
 ((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))