H2 NPAT collapsed to $0.2m as leverage climbed to 3.6x EBITDA
Operating cash flow improved 14.6% and FY26 EBITDA guidance implies a return to growth, but the dividend still exceeds both statutory NPAT and...
Published 22 April 2026
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Operating cash flow improved 14.6% and FY26 EBITDA guidance implies a return to growth, but the dividend still exceeds both statutory NPAT and...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingEngine maintenance delays and cost inflation crushed Air NZ's margins while capex surge pushed free cash flow to a -$480m outflow, ending net cash.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingTop-line growth across all three segments is being absorbed by depreciation and interest, while a $406.3m capex bill keeps free cash flow deeply...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingMargin recovery and 24% OCF growth funded deleveraging and a 10.5% dividend lift, but payout still absorbs effectively all reported NPAT.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingStrong operational leverage lifted PBT 44.1%, yet the 8.5cps interim still pays out above HY NPAT and relies on the traditional second-half skew.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue and cash from operations grew double digits, yet pre-lease free cash flow slipped as capex intensity rose and the tax rate fell.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingThe headline profit reversal is largely non-recurring; the durable story rests on whether One NZ and the medical imaging units can sustain their...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingFlat revenue masked a sharply weaker H2, but operating cash flow rose 16% and the group ended the year in a small net cash position.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying earnings were flat and leverage eased, but the 6.25c interim sits well above reported NPAT cover and relies on normalised free cash flow.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA normalised tax rate drove half the headline uplift, while free cash flow and deleveraging materially improved underlying quality.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingHeadline NPAT recovery flatters the operating read while capex of $1.09b keeps pre-lease free cash flow deeply negative.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingNPAT's 12.9% lift is flattered by a lower effective tax rate, so PBT is the cleaner operating read while cash conversion and leverage both improved.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperational run-rate delivered and One NZ improved, yet the absence of prior-year acquisition gains and weaker cash conversion dominate the...
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue growth and deleveraging are genuine, but reported NPAT +40.8% overstates the operating step-up and the 6.5c interim includes a special...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating cash flow jumped 77% and leverage eased to 3.1x, but H2 NPAT turned negative and the final dividend was cut to 6.6 cps.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingAir New Zealand's H1 result landed at the top of its guidance range, but the earnings-to-revenue gap signals margin compression that will define...
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingEarnings leverage on rising traffic is real, but a widening negative free cash flow and a trimmed dividend show the build cycle is still in charge.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingPricing and share gains offset weak same-customer volumes, and a sharp capex pullback turns pre-lease free cash flow into the real story.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA 16.1% revenue recovery flows through strongly to earnings, but HY25 cash flow and leverage disclosures are absent from the release.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying NPAT of NZ$20.7m nearly doubles, yet sits NZ$4.1m below reported NPAT, leaving the durability of the headline figure open to question.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingUnderlying segment trading weakened, cash conversion halved and capex outpaced operating cash flow, yet the balance sheet strengthened materially.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingTop-line recovery and higher EBITDA were more than offset below the line, while cash fell NZ$86.6m and receivable days stretched.
Published 21 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue fell 14.5% and EBITDA 41.6%, but the second half drove the bulk of the damage and net debt/EBITDA has doubled to 0.6x.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue grew 6.7% to $6.75b but EBITDA, cash conversion and the dividend all weakened, and prior HY24 guidance of $200–240m NPAT proved optimistic.
Published 22 April 2026
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