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WIDE BAY AUSTRALIA LTD (WBB)

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General Information
Company Name: Wide Bay Australia Ltd
Stock Code: WBB
Website: www.widebayaust.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
Market Cap ($M): 207
Equiv. Shares (M): 36

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 5.720 $ 5.690 $ 5.720 $ 5.610 $ 5.690 13,212 $ 0.030  0.527 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 31st Aug 2009
12 Month Target Price (average): $8.29
Brokers Surveyed: 1

Company Overview

Business Description:
Wide Bay Australia Ltd (WBB) is engaged in the provision of banking facilities and financial services, including the raising of funds on deposits and the provision of finance over mortgages secured by residential property. WBB provides loans, savings and investments, insurance, foreign exchange and banking services in Australia.

Strategy Analysis:
WBB's strategy is strongly focused on developing and strengthening the performances of its branches, both in lending and retail deposits. WBB will continue to look for opportunities to further develop and expand its operations. In 2009 WBB introduced a new personal risk insurance cover called Widecover LIFE which has generated additional fee income for the society. Wide Bay Australia reported NPAT up 1.67% to $22.68m for the year ended 30 June 2011. Revenues from ordinary activities were $204.69m, up 16.70% from the same period last year. Basic and Diluted EPS were 66.36 cents compared to 70.54 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $26.20m compared to $28.77m last year. The final dividend declared was 30 cents, taking the full year dividend to 60 cents compared with 63 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2013  F 20.4 55.8 5.5 10.2 50.5 8.8 --
2012  F 18.9 52.9 -16.0 10.8 47.5 8.3 --
2011  A 21.5 63.0 -10.6 16.1 60.0 5.9 100.0
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F
ANZ Bank (ANZ) $54,851 M 0.0765 0.0700 0.0509 9.7546 9.1164 8.6752 0.0684 0.0711 0.0751
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) $78,509 M 0.1866 0.0188 0.0348 11.2150 11.0079 10.6372 0.0649 0.0667 0.0704
National Aust. Bank (NAB) $52,580 M 0.1685 0.0619 0.0347 9.6721 9.1085 8.8032 0.0733 0.0777 0.0804
Wide Bay Australia Ltd (WBB) $206 M -0.1068 -0.1597 0.0542 9.0317 10.7480 10.1953 0.1054 0.0835 0.0888
Westpac (WBC) $62,505 M 0.0504 0.0474 0.0313 10.1176 9.6598 9.3665 0.0765 0.0811 0.0850

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
WBB 0.79 10.61 1.04 10.00
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35
Sector 0.67 9.68 0.98 2.48

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mrs Frances Mary McLeod Chief Operating Officer,Executive Director 14 October 2003
Mr Ronald Ernest Hancock Managing Director 19 October 1979
Mr John Scott Humphrey Non-Executive Chairman 19 February 2008
Mr John Frederick Pressler Non-Executive Director 24 August 1988
Mr Peter John Sawyer Non-Executive Director 30 July 1987
Mr Barry Dangerfield Non-Executive Director 22 November 2011

Management
Name Position
Joanne Norris Administration Manager
Bill Schafer Chief Finance Officer,Company Secretary
Stephen M Caville Chief Information Officer
Bob Ashton Internal Auditor
Stephen V Butler Loans Manager
Ian Hatton Manager - Retail Outlets Queensland
Dale A Hancock Manager - Structured Finance, Products+Interstate Operations
Ray Linderberg Marketing Manager
Gayle Job Training Manager

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
1,276,910 (3.57%) Drenwood Pty Ltd / Skipglen Pty Ltd
2,094,187 (5.86%) Hancock, R E

Calendar of Events
Date Event
06 March 2013 Report (Interim)
22 February 2013 Report (Interim)
19 October 2012 Report (Annual)
24 August 2012 Report (Prelim)
20 August 2012 Report (Prelim)
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