Results

All our financial results for half year and full year are available to read online and to download in PDF format. You can also watch webcasts for each full and half year’s presentation of results.

2012 Half year results

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (the Group) announced its results for the half year ended 31 December 2011 on Wednesday, 15 February 2012.

The Group’s statutory net profit after tax for the half year ended 31 December 2011 was $3,624 million, which represents a 19 per cent increase on the prior comparative period.  Cash net profit after tax for the half was $3,576 million - an increase of 7 per cent.

Cash Return on Equity for the period was unchanged at 19.2 per cent.

The Board declared an interim dividend of $1.37 per share - an increase of 4 per cent on the 2011 interim dividend.  The dividend payout ratio (cash basis) of approximately 61 per cent was in line with the ratio for the interim dividend for the prior year.  This dividend will be fully franked and will be paid on 5 April 2012.  The stock will go ex-dividend on 20 February 2012.

The Group’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan will continue to operate, but no discount will be applied to shares issued under the plan for this dividend.

 

• Profit announcement - PDF
• Profit announcement - read online
• Media release
• Analyst presentation - update by CEO and CFO (4.6MB)
• Media presentation - update by CEO
• ASB financial results press release
• View webcast
• Changes to comparative information - 2012 half year results (released on 7 February 2012)

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  Results have been subject to an independent review by the external auditors.