Hallenstein Glasson (HLG)•FY24•Released 30 September 2024PBT up 14.7% but NPAT rose only 7.8% on a jump in effective tax rateGross margin expansion and inventory discipline drove a clean operating beat, but a 420bp tax rate increase absorbed most of the earnings leverage.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
The Warehouse Group (WHS)•FY24•Released 26 September 2024NPAT swung to a $54.2m loss as a $60.3m discontinued-ops charge compounded a...All three continuing banners lost operating margin, gross borrowings more than doubled to $159.3m, and capex was cut by two-thirds to protect cash.Published 23 April 2026Read briefing→
KMD Brands (KMD)•FY24•Released 25 September 2024KMD Brands PBT swings to -NZ$46.7m on 11.2% revenue declineOboz's ~-53% EBIT margin is swallowing group earnings while Rip Curl holds the business together; no dividend declared.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Briscoe Group (BGP)•HY24•Released 11 September 2024NPAT fell 22% but PBT only 4.7% as effective tax rate surged to 41%A one-off tax distortion masks a modest operating decline; the real pressure is a capex surge that collapsed free cash flow to near zero.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Michael Hill International (MHJ)•FY24•Released 2 September 2024H2 earnings effectively zero as segment margins collapsed in every regionRevenue was flat but PBT fell 51.8% with Australia's segment margin collapsing to 6.8% from 16.2%, and the dividend was cut.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Bremworth (BRW)•FY24•Released 29 August 2024Bremworth NPAT halved to NZ$4.6m on 10.5% revenue decline, operating cash...Stated recovery from cyclone-related inventory depletion produced a profit but a deep operating cash outflow, partially funded by a larger equity...Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Me Today (MEE)•FY24•Released 29 August 2024Revenue collapsed 36% while MEE burns NZ$3.1m cash annuallyA narrowing EBITDA loss masks a structurally weakened balance sheet with equity down 70% and borrowings up 24%.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
SkyCity Entertainment Group (SKC)•FY24•Released 22 August 2024Leverage doubled to 4.0x EBITDA as PBT fell 42% and the dividend was suspendedRevenue was essentially flat at $861.0m, but a capex-heavy investment cycle collided with a $173.5m tax charge that pushed reported NPAT to a...Published 23 April 2026Read briefing→
The Colonial Motor Company (CMO)•FY24•Released 20 August 2024Trading profit after tax down 41% and NPAT down 84% on a flat-revenue yearA $13.3m drag between ordinary-activities profit and NPAT, a 21% inventory build and an 81% jump in borrowings overwhelm the 1.6% top-line gain.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
The a2 Milk Company (ATM)•FY24•Released 19 August 2024ATM FY24: Revenue +5.1% but cash conversion doubled, masking mix concernsHeadline earnings growth was modest, but operating cash flow surging to 109% of EBITDA and a $931m net cash position raise questions about capital...Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Delegat Group (DGL)•FY24•Released 7 August 2024Revenue up 54% but NPAT collapsed 89% as equity shrank NZD 371.9mTop-line growth and a capex cut lifted free cash flow, but PBT fell 85%, net debt more than doubled, and the final dividend was cut 90%.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK)•HY24•Released 7 August 2024PBT jumped 88% but a NZ$31.7m tax charge pushed MCK to a NZ$11.7m lossOperating performance and cash generation strengthened materially, yet a prior-year tax credit unwinding into a large current charge masks the...Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Cooks Coffee Company (CCC)•FY24•Released 30 May 2024Equity turns negative as NPAT loss doubles to NZ$6.4m on unexplained...Continuing-operations revenue rose 19% and operating cash flow swung positive, but a NZ$6.8m gap between EBITDA and NPAT pushed net assets into...Published 23 April 2026Read briefing→
Burger Fuel Group (BFG)•FY24•Released 30 May 2024BurgerFuel FY24 NPAT up 47% but cash conversion slips to 81%Strongest profit since 2007 listing is real, but operating cash flow fell 5% even as EBITDA rose 9.5%, and the result remains a single-country story.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Savor (SVR)•FY24•Released 22 May 2024EBITDA jumped 68% but PBT deepened to -$2.9m, NPAT rescued by a tax benefitHeadline swing to profit is tax-driven and cash conversion weakened, even as capex cuts and debt reduction materially strengthened the balance sheet.Published 23 April 2026Read briefing→
Hallenstein Glasson (HLG)•HY24•Released 26 April 2024Gross margin up 237bps to 58.9% but revenue flat and NPAT gained just 1.5%Margin recovery from supplier relationships couldn't offset flat top-line, leaving earnings growth minimal and the H2 seasonally weak half still...Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
KMD Brands (KMD)•HY24•Released 19 March 2024KMD Brands PBT collapsed 160% as revenue fell 14.5% across all three brandsKathmandu swung to a segment loss and wholesale destocking hit Rip Curl and Oboz, erasing any profit at the group level while dividend was suspended.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Briscoe Group (BGP)•FY24•Released 13 March 2024Briscoe Group FY24: record sales, lower profit, and margin givebackRevenue edged to a new high, but gross-margin compression absorbed the growth even as cash generation and inventory discipline stayed strong.Published 20 April 2026Read briefing→
Bremworth (BRW)•HY24•Released 29 February 2024Bremworth swung to a NZ$1.7m loss as operating cash outflow widened to NZ$15.8mA 20% revenue decline and sharply weaker cash conversion were masked by an equity-funded balance sheet, with no current-period EBITDA disclosed.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Me Today (MEE)•HY24•Released 28 February 2024Revenue -37% and cash exhausted; debt restructure now critical for MEEEBITDA losses narrowed sharply but a PBT loss of NZ$7.3m and zero cash leave the balance sheet dependent on a proposed capital raise to survive.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Michael Hill International (MHJ)•HY24•Released 26 February 2024PBT collapsed 59.8% on flat revenue as segment margins halvedTop-line held at NZ$362.7m but every geography lost margin, corporate drag widened, and the interim dividend was more than halved.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Delegat Group (DGL)•HY24•Released 23 February 2024NPAT down 17.9% and leverage steps up to 4.7x as capex outpaces cashOperating EBITDA was flat, but higher interest and a US margin collapse drove NPAT lower while borrowings and working capital absorbed cash.Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
SkyCity Entertainment Group (SKC)•HY24•Released 22 February 2024Adelaide swung to NZ$30.5m EBIT loss as net debt/EBITDA climbed to 3.8xAuckland margins expanded sharply, but Adelaide's reversal, a 45% fall in operating cash flow and rising leverage dominate the read.Published 23 April 2026Read briefing→
Comvita (CVT)•HY24•Released 21 February 2024Revenue down 7.8% flipped PBT to a NZ$4.2m loss; leverage near 14x EBITDAA NZ$10.0m PBT reversal alongside NZ$143.4m of inventory and NZ$98.7m of borrowings leaves earnings and balance-sheet direction working against...Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→