PBT fell 12.8% on a 114 bps margin squeeze despite record revenue
Record top-line sales masked a meaningful profitability decline, with gross margin compression driving PBT down sharply while a lower tax rate...
Published 21 April 2026
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Record top-line sales masked a meaningful profitability decline, with gross margin compression driving PBT down sharply while a lower tax rate...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA Q2 return to sales growth and a steady 10 cps interim dividend sit alongside meaningful margin slippage and a dividend payout well above free...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingThe Q2 recovery helped, but profit still fell on top of an already weaker base and the dividend cut signalled management's own caution.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue held flat but gross-margin erosion, a capex step-up to NZ$56.5m, and a higher tax rate cut NPAT 28% and drove a 39% final dividend cut.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA one-off tax distortion masks a modest operating decline; the real pressure is a capex surge that collapsed free cash flow to near zero.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue edged to a new high, but gross-margin compression absorbed the growth even as cash generation and inventory discipline stayed strong.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingStrong operating cash recovery masks a 174bp gross margin decline that absorbed all revenue gains at the profit line.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingEarnings slipped despite record sales, but lower capex lifted pre-lease free cash flow to NZ$39.4m and funded a higher dividend.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA 200bps gross margin gain drove 20% earnings growth, but a 30.7% inventory build cut cash conversion even as the balance sheet strengthened.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingBriscoe delivered record sales and profit, yet cash conversion weakened and the first half still sits below the historical second-half weighting.
Published 21 April 2026
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