The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a strong session on Thursday. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 0.55% to 8,877.6 points.
Four ASX shares rising more than most today are listed below. Here's why they are charging higher:
The Origin Energy share price is up 5% to $12.40. Investors have been buying the energy company's shares after responding positively to its full year results release. Origin posted an underlying profit of $1,490 million for FY 2025, which was up materially from $307 million a year earlier. This allowed the Origin board to declare a final dividend of 30 cents per share, which lifted its full year dividend to 60 cents per share, fully franked.
The Pro Medicus share price is up 6% to $314.92. The catalyst for this has been the release of the health imaging technology company's FY 2025 results. Pro Medicus posted a 31.9% increase in revenue to $213 million and a 39.2% lift in net profit after tax to $115.2 million. Pro Medicus' CEO, Dr Sam Hupert, spoke positively about its outlook. He said: "The majority of the contracts that we signed were in the second half of the year and will come on stream this coming year and beyond, so there is a very sizeable revenue pathway in front of us."
The Temple & Webster share price is up 7% to $28.01. This has been driven by the release of the online furniture and homewares retailer's full year results. Temple & Webster reported a 20.7% increase in revenue to $600.7 million and a 43.2% jump in EBITDA to $18.8 million. Its free cash flow generation was even stronger, growing 89.9% to $37.9 million. The good news is that its revenue growth has strengthened further in FY 2026 and is up 28% between 1 July and 11 August.
The Westpac share price is up 6% to $35.99. Investors have been buying Westpac's shares following the release of its third quarter update. For the three months, Westpac posted a 14% increase in statutory net profit to $1.9 billion. Westpac's CEO, Anthony Miller, said: "This quarter we delivered a sound financial result, while executing on our strategy and priorities. We grew strongly in business and institutional banking, while focusing on returns in Consumer and improving customer experience."
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