Portfolio gains drove PBT up 898% while operating cash flow went nowhere
The headline jump is mark-to-market, not recurring income, and gearing roughly doubled to fund the larger balance sheet.
Published 21 April 2026
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The headline jump is mark-to-market, not recurring income, and gearing roughly doubled to fund the larger balance sheet.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingInvestment income has normalised off the HY25 peak, but the DPS cut and the collapse in the FY25 second half remain the defining context.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingEquity fell NZ$29.4m and cash dropped to NZ$2.8m, yet the board still declared a 1.28cps interim dividend against a loss-making period.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPre-tax profit was nearly flat at A$162.4m, but a higher effective tax rate and lower investee dividends drove NPAT lower while cash balances fell...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingWeaker investment income pushes the interim payout ratio to 57.5% of NPAT even as the dividend is trimmed 5.3% to 2.7 cps.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingIncome and total return both improved, but gross borrowings tripled to NZ$49.6m and operating cash flow slipped 8% despite higher profits.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingHY25 had already booked NZ$8.1m of profit, so the full-year print implies a NZ$7.7m second-half loss as portfolio gains reversed.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingHY25 already contained 113% of full-year NPAT, implying a loss-making second half even as cash and equity rose.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA listed investment vehicle's full-year result is almost entirely an HY25 print; the second half gave back portfolio gains and run-rate momentum...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying dividend income grew, but the capital column fell from NZ$20.2m to near zero, driving NPAT 70.9% lower and ROE down to 2.2%.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingPBT declined a milder 12.7% — the cleaner read — as HY24's 3.9% effective tax rate flattered the base, while the interim dividend was lifted 10.2%...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPortfolio income nearly halved and operating cash flow flipped to a NZ$14.8m outflow, yet the interim dividend was lifted 5.5% and payout more...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingModest portfolio-income growth and an unchanged A$10m debt stack leave AFI more net-cash, but cash conversion eased versus the prior half.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA $58.7m income swing flipped the result positive, but operating cash fell 32.3% and the cash balance is down to $1.5m.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingCapital account reversal drives the headline swing, but the durable dividend-funding revenue stream also stepped up materially.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingA listed investment vehicle where 72.6% of full-year NPAT landed in H2, but no cash-flow, tax or portfolio-valuation disclosure is available to...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA visibly stronger first half masked a sharp second-half slowdown in both portfolio income and operating cash, while the tax line flatters the...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPortfolio value lifted total assets 10.7% but dividend income softened and cash conversion deteriorated versus FY23.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingInvestment returns drove the turnaround, but operating cash flow softened and NAV (total equity) still slipped 0.9% year on year.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingHeadline earnings flipped from a NZ$18.1m loss, but the durable revenue-return line softened and net debt rose as cash halved.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingMarlin's mark-to-market result flipped positive and equity grew to $201.6m, but operating cash turned to an $11.4m outflow and cash balances thinned.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingInvestment returns and cash both rose sharply, yet an effective tax rate of 4.5% versus 9.9% inflated the headline and annualised revenue still...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingInvestment income softened and cash conversion weakened, yet the interim dividend was lifted to a payout ratio of 95.4% of earnings.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingDividend income collapsed year-on-year and receivables days nearly doubled, even as the portfolio mark-to-market loss narrowed sharply against a...
Published 23 April 2026
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