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NPAT halved despite flat EBITDA as H2 swung to a loss
The effective tax rate jumped to 49.0%, receivable days extended from 51 to 74, and the held 20c dividend now consumes 64.5% of reported earnings.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPBT jumped 87% but NPAT swung to a $11.7m loss on tax distortion
A 147.2% effective tax rate from a non-cash adjustment masked an underlying hotels turnaround and 42% revenue rebound.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingNZ exit write-off of NZ$6.0m drives equity to negative NZ$4.0m
Continuing-operations PBT loss narrowed 88.9% to NZ$0.4m and operating cash flow turned positive, but the discontinued NZ operation pushed equity
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingBurgerFuel NPAT up 47% on 13.6% revenue growth, OCF slipped 5%
FY24 is the strongest result since BFG's 2007 listing, but OCF/EBITDA conversion fell from 93.8% to 81.3% as cash did not track earnings.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPBT swung to NZ$54k profit as working-capital build offset earnings quality
AFC Group's 130.3% PBT turnaround masks a NZ$0.2m working-capital absorption that is outside its historical range, leaving operating cash flow
Published 18 May 2026
Read briefingNPAT flipped positive on 122.7% tax rate while PBT loss widened 22.5%
EBITDA rose 68.1% on 18.1% revenue growth, but the headline profit reflects an unprecedented tax benefit rather than improvement at the pre-tax line.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingMargin expansion of 240bps held PBT up 1.4% on flat revenue
Operating cash flow rose 28.8% but a $5.7m inventory release drove most of it, with inventory days at the bottom of the historical range.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingSales down 14.5% drove KMD to a $10.4m loss; dividend cut to zero
Kathmandu swung to a segment loss and group leverage rose to 1.49x EBITDA, even as inventory release lifted operating cash flow.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingGross margin compressed 162bps, cutting NPAT 4.8% on flat revenue
Operating profit fell 6.8% as gross margin moved to 42.4%, while operating cash flow fell 14.6% despite an 11% inventory drawdown.
Published 20 April 2026
Read briefingOperating cash burn widened to NZD 15.8m as revenue fell 20.0%
A 20.0% revenue decline pushed Bremworth to a NZD 1.7m loss while inventory days climbed roughly 20 days, draining cash before a capital injection.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingCash drained to zero, equity off 75.7% as MEE plans NZ$2.78m raise
EBITDA loss narrowed 27.7% but a customer write-down deepened the NPAT loss to NZ$7.3m and forced a debt restructure plan.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingMHJ HY24: PBT fell 59.7% on a flat revenue line with dividend suspended
Margin compression and an inventory build above the historical range left pre-lease FCF at NZ$9.1m, well below the NZ$57.3m baseline.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingNPAT fell 17.9% as working capital and capex pushed leverage to 4.7x
Flat EBITDA masked a sharp deterioration in cash deployment, with debtor days extending 20.7 and free cash flow turning negative.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating cash flow halved and Adelaide swung to a $30.5m loss
Headline PBT growth of 6.7% masks a 45% fall in operating cash, leverage climbing to 3.75x EBITDA, and a dividend set at 175% of NPAT.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue -7.8% drove PBT to a $4.2m loss as net debt/EBITDA hit 14x
China weakness pushed operating cash flow negative, lifted net debt to 14x EBITDA and forced a 60% dividend cut despite a held 60% gross margin; the OCF/EBITDA relationship this period is denominator-distorted and should not be read as normal cash-conversion evidence.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingPBT 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
Read briefingNPAT up 57.5% but operating cash flow reversed $85m to -$78.8m
Reported earnings growth was funded by a $64m working-capital build and $146m more borrowings, leaving net debt near 3.4x EBITDA.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingPBT fell 12.8% as USA segment result collapsed
Revenue grew 38.8% to $921.7M but operating earnings declined and net debt rose to $445.9M against EBITDA of $194.4M.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingEquity turned negative as discontinued unit booked NZ$5.3m loss
UK & Ireland franchising profit rose to NZ$0.8m, but reported revenue fell 34.2% and shareholders' equity swung to -NZ$3.6m.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingEBITDA up 130% on 40.4% revenue growth, leverage halved to 4.4x
Operating leverage drove margin expansion and deleveraging, but the group remained loss-making and HY23 was only 26% of FY23 EBITDA.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingWorking-capital release lifted cash as tax jump trimmed NPAT growth to 5.2%
An unusual $0.7M working-capital release pushed cash conversion to 87.0% while the effective tax rate climbed from 26.0% to 31.0%, holding NPAT
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingNPAT fell 57.6% as net debt/EBITDA jumped to 1.91x, dividend suspended
Revenue down 11.2% and 140bps of gross margin loss have pushed leverage above its historical 0.51x-1.20x range and ended the interim dividend.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPBT fell 68.2% but NPAT held flat on a zero-tax bridge
Operating earnings collapsed against the company's historical range while a 0.0% effective tax rate masked the deterioration in headline net profit.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRecord PBT up 9.8% as Finance segment result halved and Auto Retail surged
Revenue grew 15.6% but PBT margin slipped to 12.0%, below the 12.7–14.1% historical range, as segment economics rotated sharply.
Published 28 April 2026
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