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Meridian Energy (MEL)•HY26•Released 25 February 2026

EBITDAF nearly doubled to $506m as hydrology normalised after HY25 shock

Record wind and second-best lake inflows drove a $485m PBT swing, but the prior comparable was depressed by hydro and gas constraints.

Published 22 April 2026

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Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY26•Released 24 February 2026

EBITDAF up 28.5% on revenue down 5.2% as margin hit upper edge

NPAT swung from a NZ$67.0m loss to a NZ$20.0m profit, but a 35% capex step-up absorbed most of the operating cash uplift.

Published 21 April 2026

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Genesis Energy (GNE)•HY26•Released 23 February 2026

EBITDAF up 40% to NZ$303.2m as FCF more than triples to NZ$183.0m

Earnings and cash strengthened sharply, but a NZ$160.7m working-capital build sits well above Annolyse's historical baseline.

Published 21 April 2026

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Vector (VCT)•HY26•Released 20 February 2026

Vector adj. EBITDA up 19% as gas trading exit clouds 9.2% NPAT decline

Continuing-ops revenue rose 6.1% and capex fell 16%, but the 12.5c interim dividend ran above reported NPAT and leverage stayed elevated.

Published 23 April 2026

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Contact Energy (CEN)•HY26•Released 16 February 2026

PBT jumped 43.8% on margin expansion despite a 5.3% revenue decline

EBITDAF margin reached 30.9%, above the historical range, while a $525m equity raise lifted total assets 52% and pushed leverage to 5.8x.

Published 21 April 2026

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Meridian Energy (MEL)•FY25•Released 27 August 2025

EBITDAF fell 32.5% on energy-margin squeeze; dividend exceeded FCF

Record-low hydro inflows and a gas shortage compressed energy margin 23%, doubled leverage to 2.4x, and broke dividend coverage.

Published 22 April 2026

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Genesis Energy (GNE)•FY25•Released 26 August 2025

EBITDAF rose 11.6% but operating cash fell 29.1% on inventory build

A $123.7m working-capital absorption and weaker cash conversion left the full-year dividend uncovered by free cash flow.

Published 22 April 2026

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Vector (VCT)•FY25•Released 25 August 2025

Continuing-ops PBT up 33.9% as net debt/EBITDA steps to 5.05x

A discontinued Gas Trading business and a $37m gas-network impairment reshape headline comparability while leverage moves materially higher.

Published 23 April 2026

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Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY25•Released 19 August 2025

FY25 EBITDAF fell 10.4% to $786m, missing $820m HY25 guidance

Dry conditions cut renewable generation 10% just as capex jumped 47.6% and net debt/EBITDAF stepped up from 2.2x to 2.8x.

Published 21 April 2026

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Contact Energy (CEN)•FY25•Released 18 August 2025

NPAT rose 40.9% but cash conversion fell to 62.4% on working capital build

Reported earnings growth ran well ahead of cash generation as receivables and inventory absorbed NZD 155m of working capital.

Published 22 April 2026

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Vector (VCT)•HY25•Released 26 February 2025

PBT up 169.6% but working-capital build hits unprecedented NZ$27.7m

Continuing-operations earnings surged on a lower tax rate and segment improvement, but a NZ$27.7m working-capital absorption—versus a historical

Published 23 April 2026

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Meridian Energy (MEL)•HY25•Released 26 February 2025

EBITDAF fell 42% on record-low inflows, swinging Meridian to a $121m loss

Net debt/EBITDA jumped to 6.0x against a 2.2x–3.3x historical range as cash conversion fell to 19.5% from 68.4%.

Published 22 April 2026

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Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY25•Released 25 February 2025

Mercury NZ EBITDAF margin fell to an unprecedented 23.8% as revenue grew 9.3%

Reported NPAT swung to a $67m loss on below-line items while capex jumped 53% and pre-lease free cash flow fell to $25m.

Published 20 April 2026

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Genesis Energy (GNE)•HY25•Released 21 February 2025

NPAT up 83.6% but cash conversion fell to 58.3% with leverage at 6.6x

Pre-lease free cash flow of NZ$46.0m sits well below the NZ$191.7m historical mean and the dividend exceeds NPAT at a 109.7% payout.

Published 22 April 2026

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Contact Energy (CEN)•HY25•Released 17 February 2025

Revenue +30.7% but cash conversion fell to 50.2% from 70.9%

EBITDAF grew 14.1% yet operating cash dropped 19% on a $57m inventory build, lifting the NPAT payout ratio to 89.4%.

Published 22 April 2026

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Meridian Energy (MEL)•FY24•Released 28 August 2024

NPAT up 351.6% on hedge gains, underlying earnings up 14%

Reported profit was lifted by non-cash hedge fair value movements while the 21.0cps dividend ran at 170.7% of free cash flow.

Published 22 April 2026

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Vector (VCT)•FY24•Released 27 August 2024

PBT up 12.8% but NPAT down 94.7% on prior-year Metering disposal gain

Networks margin expansion and lower capex strengthened leverage to 3.7x EBITDA, while a $60m gas distribution impairment hit reported earnings.

Published 23 April 2026

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Genesis Energy (GNE)•FY24•Released 22 August 2024

EBITDAF fell 22% as electricity gross margin compressed 1,320bps

Revenue grew 28.4% on wholesale price pass-through, but higher generation costs cut EBITDAF to $407.2m and pushed net debt to 3.09x EBITDAF.

Published 22 April 2026

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Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY24•Released 20 August 2024

Revenue jumped 25.4% but EBITDAF rose only 4.3% on margin compression

Headline NPAT growth of 181.6% reflects a fair-value reversal from a depressed prior year, while trade debtors expanded 41.1% and cash conversion

Published 21 April 2026

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Contact Energy (CEN)•FY24•Released 19 August 2024

Leverage to 2.5x as prior-year provision flatters reported EBITDAF gain

Underlying EBITDAF grew 16% to $663m once the FY23 base is adjusted for the $113m onerous contract provision booked in the prior period.

Published 22 April 2026

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Meridian Energy (MEL)•HY24•Released 28 February 2024

Retail flipped to a NZ$43m loss as 38.1% revenue surge stalled before EBITDAF

EBITDAF rose only 4.2% and NPAT fell 5.0% as wholesale margin gains offset a sharp retail deterioration.

Published 22 April 2026

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Vector (VCT)•HY24•Released 27 February 2024

PBT fell 37.6% but NPAT collapsed 75% as tax rate hit 65%

An unprecedented 65.4% effective tax rate widened the PBT-NPAT gap, while Metering disposal proceeds cut leverage from 11.7x to 8.5x.

Published 23 April 2026

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Genesis Energy (GNE)•HY24•Released 22 February 2024

NPAT down 73.6% as gross margin compressed 1,130bps to 28.1%

Revenue rose 18.3% but generation costs crushed margins, leaving the 7.0cps dividend at 194.4% of NPAT and leverage at 6.4x EBITDAF.

Published 22 April 2026

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Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY24•Released 20 February 2024

NZ$539m working-capital build dwarfed NZ$17m EBITDAF decline

An unprecedented year-on-year operating working-capital expansion overwhelmed a modest EBITDAF dip and lifted leverage to 4.5x net debt/EBITDAF.

Published 25 May 2026

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