Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL) is an investment house business which has been on the ASX for over a century. Its origins are in owning and operating Australian pharmacies, which is where the Soul Pattinson chemist chain comes from, however, that business is now owned by Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API), which WHSP owns 19.3% of. WHSP invests in a large number of companies across a variety of industries such as construction, resources and telecommunications.
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX:SOL) released its 2018 financial results to the market today revealing a 17.4% rise in regular net profit and the 18th consecutive year of increases to its dividend.
Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX:XAO)(ASX:XAO), is currently down 0.09% at lunch.
TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX:TPM) has released fresh details on its plans to merge with Vodafone Hutchison Australia Ltd (ASX:HTA) and become a $15 billion telco heavyweight.
Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) has announced that it has entered into a ‘Deed of Call Option’ over its 62 Belmore Road, Punchbowl, New South Wales property for $41 million.
Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is down by 1.73% at lunch.
Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW), the construction products company, released its half year report to the ASX this morning.
Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is down by 0.33% at lunch.
This morning, Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL) (“Soul Pattinson”), the conglomerate ‘holding’ company, released its half-year financial report to the ASX.
The Australian share market or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO)(ASX: XJO) index is tipped to open lower Thursday morning, according to the Sydney Futures Exchange.
