Revenue up 8.1% but $17.5m net cash flipped to $43.0m net debt
A galvanizing acquisition lifted volumes and top-line, but base-business margin squeeze, a wider PBT loss and working-capital absorption gutted...
Published 22 April 2026
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A galvanizing acquisition lifted volumes and top-line, but base-business margin squeeze, a wider PBT loss and working-capital absorption gutted...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingCost action held EBIT margin steady, yet the result still depends on an unquantified significant-items bridge and thin liquidity.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingBalance sheet expanded sharply on fresh equity, but the operating loss and cash burn both deepened against a still sub-materiality revenue base.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue fell 5.3% but the balance sheet restructuring done in FY25 transformed earnings; the question is whether second-half margins can hold.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA 19.6% revenue decline pushed EBITDA into the red and a new $50.0m drawdown funded working capital even as operating cash fell 75%.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingDebt came down and cash improved, but the earnings line deteriorated faster than the balance sheet repaired.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingThe profit is non-cash and non-operational: operating cash burn widened to $1.5m while the balance sheet was rebuilt through the equity line.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingHeadline NPAT loss narrowed, but H2 EBITDA turned negative and operating cash flow collapsed 89% while net debt rose $7.5m.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA cyclical volume shock pushed Steel & Tube into a PBT loss, but a net cash balance sheet and positive free cash flow cushion the drawdown.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA $52m discontinued-operation loss widened NPAT while PBT improved 10.9%, masking genuine deleveraging progress against an accelerating demand...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA working-capital release funded debt paydown and a smaller interim dividend, but margin compression and rising leverage dominate the read.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingCash conversion fell to 37% of EBITDA and net debt rose, raising questions about whether the balance sheet can hold through a weak second half.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA recapitalised balance sheet has funded the spend, but the half delivered no revenue against an FY24 base that was almost entirely second-half.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingA net cash balance sheet cushions the cycle, but a 125% payout ratio and working-capital-heavy operating cash flow strain the quality read.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA NZD786m revenue decline and NZD141m Tradelink discontinued-operation loss combined to erase FY23's NZD343m PBT surplus in a single year.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingFirst-year commercial revenue is real and heavily second-half weighted, but the funding runway has narrowed sharply even after a NZD 723.6m...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating cash outflows jumped 78% to NZ$724.9m, cutting closing cash to NZ$168.6m while the business remains pre-commercial.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue fell 9.2% and the NPAT loss widened to $27.5m, with H2 EBITDA turning negative even as operating cash flow tripled.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingTrading earnings fell sharply but a working-capital unwind drove the group to a net cash position with no bank debt.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue held flat but margins collapsed, the interim dividend was pulled, and gross borrowings jumped NZ$476m while operating cash stayed negative.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA pre-revenue pivot toward commercial production has exhausted almost all of the liquidity that underwrote management's "strong balance sheet" claim.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying earnings and cash conversion improved on a weaker revenue base, but the impairment signals a darker read on the New Zealand...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA working-capital release funded debt extinguishment and a net cash position, while H2 earnings visibly softened as the FY22 super-cycle unwound.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA $29m revenue dip masked a $255m PBT decline, while gross borrowings jumped $763m and pre-lease free cash flow turned negative.
Published 22 April 2026
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