Matt Hoult
Matt Hoult
couple growth next themselves
They've set themselves up astonishingly well for the next couple of years, especially so when you see that some of the big growth has come in high-margin businesses.
continued hotels largely offset seems strength
There's going to be some disappointment in the Big W result, but that is going to be largely offset by continued strength in the hotels division. Hotels seems to go from strength to strength.
continuing cost growth strategy
The top-line growth is pretty solid. They're continuing to get their cost strategy right.
anywhere cracking historical lights maintain margins near shoot
If they are able to maintain margins at anywhere near a historical level, they are going to shoot the lights out with a cracking result.
basis costs delivering improvement point stop year
They've been delivering at least a 20 basis point improvement in costs year in and year out, and while that has to stop sometime, it isn't going to be this year.
anyone cost hoping increased result walk
This result is disappointing as they have increased their cost estimates. Anyone hoping for a better result is going to walk away disappointed.