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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•HY26•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY25•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•HY25•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY24•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•HY24•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY23•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•HY23•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY22•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•HY22•Released 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

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The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY21•Released 13 August 2021

Dividend 392% of pre-lease FCF as borrowings climb to NZ$103.2m

FY21 full-year dividend of 55cps sat at 72.4% of NPAT but 392.0% of pre-lease FCF as gross borrowings rose 45.6% to NZ$103.2m.

Published 22 April 2026

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