2 standout ASX results from last week

Last week earnings season went up a gear with a number of popular companies releasing their results.

Two that caught my eye are listed below. Here’s a summary of their results:

This gold miner’s half year results caught the eye of investors last week. Thanks to a strong rise in its realised gold price, Newcrest reported a 48% increase in its All-In Sustaining Cost (AISC) margin to US$842 per ounce.

This ultimately led to Newcrest delivering bumper sales and profit growth during the period. For the six months ended 31 December, Newcrest reported a 21% increase in revenue to US$2.17 billion and a whopping 98% jump in underlying profit to US$553 million.

Also pleasing investors was Newcrest maintaining its guidance for copper and…