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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY26Released 14 August 2026
Revenue rose 7.1% but flat PBT masks margin compression and rising debt
A NZ$94.5m working-capital release freed cash, yet gross borrowings rose 33.4% and PBT margin fell to 2.6%.
Published 19 August 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)HY26Released 26 February 2026
PBT up 35.4% with operating cash doubled to $42.9m on inventory release
A tax tailwind lifts headline NPAT to +55.1%, but a $29.6m inventory drawdown is doing much of the cash work.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY25Released 21 August 2025
Headline NPAT tripled on base effect; underlying earnings flat as revenue
The 306.7% NPAT rebound reflects the absence of a prior-year below-the-line loss while profit from ordinary activities was unchanged.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)HY25Released 19 February 2025
PBT down 18.7% as margin slipped below historical range
Revenue grew 2.6% but PBT margin fell to 2.2%, with gross borrowings up 40.6% and the dividend payout reaching an unprecedented 70.8%.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY24Released 20 August 2024
Operating cash outflow hit -$41.0m as inventory pushed debt up 81.0%
Revenue rose 1.6% to $1,012.9m but a $44.2m inventory build lifted net debt to $171.2m and left dividends at 251.8% of a depressed NPAT.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)HY24Released 21 February 2024
PBT fell 33.5% on a 1.2% revenue dip as inventory ballooned 36.8%
Demand deferral and inventory carrying costs in a high-rate environment compressed margins while total assets swelled to NZ$625.5m.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY23Released 22 August 2023
Inventory build flipped operating cash flow to -$10.2m at CMO
Revenue slipped 0.6% but a $69.0m inventory build swung operating cash to -$10.2m and pushed gross borrowings up 60.4%.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)HY23Released 22 February 2023
NPAT down 21.0% but a NZ$49.2m operating cash swing is the bigger issue
Margins held at the upper edge of their historical range, yet a NZ$27.8m inventory build pushed operating cash outflow to NZ$50.7m and lifted
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY22Released 17 August 2022
FY22 NPAT up 33.9% but a 133% cash surge was inventory-led
Operating cash flow jumped to $67.3m as inventories unwound by $26.4m, masking a softer second-half earnings profile.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)HY22Released 17 February 2022
PBT up 45.6% but operating cash flow swung negative on NZ$39.7m inventory build
Unprecedented revenue and margin strength was offset by working-capital absorption that pushed operating cash flow to -NZ$1.5m.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingThe Colonial Motor Company (CMO)FY21Released 13 August 2021
Gross borrowings rose 45.6% while FY21 figures compare against themselves
The supplied prior period is also FY21, so 0.0% growth is a duplication artifact, not stability, while net debt climbed to NZ$88.4m.
Published 22 April 2026
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