Australia's JB Hi-Fi hits all-time high on HY results beat

JB Hi-Fi

09/02/2025 23:44

** Shares of electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi  JBH.AX  rise as
much as 5.5% to their all-time high of A$108.08
    ** Co posts 8% rise in HY NPAT to A$285.4 million ($178.49
million), beating Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$278.3
million    
    ** Declares interim dividend of 170 Australia cents per
share, higher than Jefferies estimate of 166 cents
    ** Says January comparable sales growth for JB Hi-Fi
Australia was 7.1% vs consensus estimate of 4.3% growth
    ** As of last close, stock up 10.5% YTD

($1 = 1.5990 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
 ((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))