Michael Hill: PBT collapsed 90.9% and a second-half loss wiped out H1 earnings
Revenue grew 2.5% but the group swung from net cash of $2.3m to net debt of $41.9m, and no FY25 dividend was declared.
Published 22 April 2026
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Revenue grew 2.5% but the group swung from net cash of $2.3m to net debt of $41.9m, and no FY25 dividend was declared.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingNPAT swung from a $143.3m loss to $29.2m profit, but operating cash fell $158.4m and pre-lease free cash flow was -$116.4m against heavy capex.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying earnings barely moved on a 1.1% revenue decline; the headline NPAT jump reflects a depressed prior-year base, not operating improvement.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingChina and Other Asia carried the year, but cash conversion stepped down and MVM remained a loss-making use of capital.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingHeadline NPAT improvement is a tax-base optical effect; the real story is a revenue decline, a residential development loss, and a sharp capex...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingAn 8% revenue decline flowed into materially worse cash conversion and a halved cash balance, with legal costs flagged but not quantified.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue fell 8.4% and EBITDA 17.2%, yet H2 strengthened, operating cash rose to NZ$7.1m and net debt/EBITDA sits just under 1.0x.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingFull-year revenue was flat and EBITDA barely moved, but deleveraging and a sharp capex cut did most of the work on free cash flow.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA 7.7% revenue gain translated into almost no NPAT growth, and the dividend cut signalled the board was preserving flexibility.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingWorking-capital release supported cash, but margin pressure and two loss-making brands left earnings still moving backwards.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingCapex was cut 87% and inventory days more than doubled, leaving the sharp improvement in reported NPAT almost entirely a function of FY24's...
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue held flat but gross-margin erosion, a capex step-up to NZ$56.5m, and a higher tax rate cut NPAT 28% and drove a 39% final dividend cut.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingEarnings and leverage both deteriorated sharply, but a working-capital release and lower capex delivered the first positive pre-lease FCF in the...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue grew 8% but carpet margin compression and a NZ$14.5m inventory build pushed operating cash outflow to NZ$21.8m and cut the cash balance by...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingThe operating loss narrowed and cash burn eased, but debt rose, equity nearly disappeared, and neither segment reached EBITDA profitability.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue edged up 2% but profit compression and a larger debt base lifted net debt to EBITDA to roughly 4.2x.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingEarnings and cash generation both strengthened on flat revenue, yet no interim was declared versus 1.75cps prior, signalling a more cautious...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingHotels now dominate the revenue mix but a non-cash deferred tax charge cut NPAT to NZ$2.8m and free cash flow flipped to negative NZ$14.8m.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingAdelaide's turnaround and cost discipline lifted reported earnings, but a heavy tax charge, funded capex and dividend suspension tell a different...
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingMargin compression and a higher effective tax rate cut NPAT 25.3% to $6.9m, even as destocking produced a sharp operating cash turnaround.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingDouble-digit top-line growth and a maiden dividend mask a deteriorating ANZ segment and two persistently loss-making units.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingGroup revenue was only 3.8% softer, but a materially weaker H2 and rising leverage drove a dividend cut and a sharp decline in returns.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA $0.2m shareholder-litigation defence and a sharp drop in cash conversion dragged both earnings and the cash buffer despite broadly flat revenue.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA second consecutive year of first-half revenue decline is being offset by margin, cash and debt repair, with a 0.65 cps interim dividend now...
Published 22 April 2026
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