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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL) briefings

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)HY26Released 27 August 2026

NZL's NPAT grew 34.3% but operating cash flow fell 43.9%

Profit before tax rose 39.5% while operating cash flow dropped 43.9% to $2.4m, raising questions about earnings quality.

Published 27 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)FY25Released 27 February 2026

NZL's NPAT fell 65.8% as AFFO cash earnings rose 9.9%

PBT fell 64.7% and NPAT fell 65.8% even as AFFO grew, and the release does not reconcile the divergence.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)HY25Released 21 August 2025

PBT fell 66.9% as margin sank to 39.3% while payout hit 89.3% of NPAT

PBT margin fell to 39.3%, well below the historical average of 99.8%, while the payout ratio jumped to 89.3% of a much smaller profit.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)FY24Released 28 February 2025

NPAT surged 111.9% but underlying AFFO grew only 13.6%

A tax swing and fair-value effects drove statutory profit well ahead of the 13.6% rise in recurring AFFO earnings.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)HY24Released 29 August 2024

NPAT surged 134.0% but AFFO cash earnings rose only 26.8%

Acquisition-funded growth lifted NPAT 134.0% and revenue 60.2%, yet NTA per share fell 4.9% and the dividend was cut 28.1%.

Published 21 August 2026

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NZ Rural Land Company (NZL)FY23Released 29 February 2024

Whanganui acquisition sharpens NZ Rural Land Company Limited's cash-flow test

The NZ$71.6m acquisition price adds cash-context, while operating cash, capex and working capital remain the direct evidence.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)HY23Released 1 March 2023

Capital raise puts New Zealand Rural Land Company's debt headroom in focus

The NZ$38.5m capital raised is relevant to debt headroom, while borrowings and gearing remain the direct evidence.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)FY22Released 26 August 2022

NZL's NPAT jumped 162.9% but only 8.5% is paid out to shareholders

Revenue and profit growth reflect a portfolio still being assembled, not like-for-like performance, while cash fell and borrowings rose.

Published 21 August 2026

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New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL)HY22Released 22 February 2022

NZL deploys cash shell: $61.5m capex funded by $88.5m of new debt

HY21 was pre-operational so the headline growth rates are not informative; the real read is a leveraged rural land portfolio at $1.35 NTA per share.

Published 28 April 2026

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