PBT fell 12.8% on 114bp gross margin squeeze; tax rate masked NPAT
Record sales hide a 114bp gross margin contraction, with the effective tax rate dropping from 36.2% to 28.6% to keep NPAT only 2.3% lower.
Published 21 April 2026
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Record sales hide a 114bp gross margin contraction, with the effective tax rate dropping from 36.2% to 28.6% to keep NPAT only 2.3% lower.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingPBT margin at 11.0% sits at the bottom of the four-year range and the interim dividend consumes 227.8% of $9.8m pre-lease free cash flow.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA higher effective tax rate widened NPAT's decline to 28.0%, capex stepped up nearly fourfold, and the final dividend was reduced to 10.0 cps
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating profit declined 13.6% as capex jumped 4.5x to $35.0m and a 41.3% effective tax rate widened the NPAT decline.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingOperating profit fell 6.8% as gross margin moved to 42.4%, while operating cash flow fell 14.6% despite an 11% inventory drawdown.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue grew 5.6% but a 174 bps gross-margin contraction kept earnings flat, even as inventory release and lower capex lifted cash conversion
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingReported pre-lease FCF hit an unprecedented NZ$39.4m, but a 34.3% capex cut and a record 55.9 inventory days complicate the read.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA 200bp gross margin lift carried earnings well ahead of revenue, while a 30.7% inventory build pulled operating cash flow down 9.4%.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating cash flow fell despite earnings nearly doubling, as a NZ$17.4m working-capital absorption dwarfed the NZ$3.5m historical average.
Published 22 April 2026
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