Pre-Market Pulse 27th February – Investor enthusiasm underwhelming as Nvidia beats
US indices gave up early gains as fresh tariff concerns soured investor sentiment just ahead of quarterly earnings from artificial intelligence-darling Nvidia.
US indices gave up early gains as fresh tariff concerns soured investor sentiment just ahead of quarterly earnings from artificial intelligence-darling Nvidia.
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The broader market continues to exhibit signs of weakness, with ongoing sell-offs contributing to heightened uncertainty. In response, we have increased our cash holdings to maintain flexibility. This strategic cash reserve will enable us to respond promptly to emerging opportunities and reallocate to our core holdings once market conditions stabilize.
Overall, WiseTech Global’s 1H25 results largely met or exceeded broker expectations, particularly in terms of profitability and margin expansion. However, the revenue outlook and product delays confirm some of the concerns raised by analysts. The lack of commentary on recent governance issues may leave some questions unanswered for investors.
Stocks and Treasury yields tumbled on signs of softening U.S. growth and uncertainty over Trump administration policies.
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Johns Lyng Group (JLG) reported its financial performance for the first half of the 2025 financial year (1H25), highlighting strong growth in its core business-as-usual (BaU) revenue but facing headwinds in catastrophic (CAT) revenue, leading to an overall decline in total revenue and profitability.
Stocks continued to fall overnight driven by an Nvidia-led decline in fall in tech ahead of earnings from chipmaking giant.
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APA Group reported an increase in underlying EBITDA of 9.1% to $1,015 million compared to 1H24. This improvement was driven by strong new asset performance, notably from the Pilbara Energy System, alongside inflation-linked tariff escalations and disciplined cost control.
IPD Group reported record half‐year results for the period ended 31 December 2024 (1H FY25). The Group, which recently expanded its capabilities through acquisitions (EX Engineering on 21 July 2023 and CMI Operations on 31 January 2024), posted significant revenue and earnings improvements despite some pressure on margins from complex orders and a challenging commercial construction environment.