Interim dividend cut 24% as payout reset from 108.7% to 76% of NPAT
Operating cash flow rose 30.8% and net debt fell, signalling a deliberate payout reset rather than a weak underlying result.
Published 23 April 2026
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Operating cash flow rose 30.8% and net debt fell, signalling a deliberate payout reset rather than a weak underlying result.
Published 23 April 2026
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Published 23 April 2026
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Published 22 April 2026
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Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingNPAT stepped down off the FY23 reopening peak, but the cash squeeze leaves an 81.4% NPAT payout uncovered by free cash flow.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA NZ$6.5m working-capital release and NZ$5.75m of additional borrowings funded a 27.0-cent dividend that swallowed almost all of a tax-distorted NPAT.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingContinuing operations softened and the effective tax rate jumped to 35.0%, even as EBITDA grew 10.5% on stronger jet fuel throughput.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingAn NPAT collapse to NZ$5.5m on a 98.4% effective tax rate masks the bigger story: leverage doubled to an unprecedented multiple on heavy capex.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingOperating deterioration is real, but ~$69m of abnormals doubled the headline NPAT decline to 51.1% as cash conversion fell from 89.0% to 70.0%.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingLog export and cruise volume recovery drove an unprecedented operating swing, while a step-up in the effective tax rate compressed the bottom line.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingHeadline growth reflects a transformed asset base and a zero effective tax rate, while operating profit weakened and leverage stepped up sharply.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingPBT rose 47.6% while NPAT rose 100.8% on a lower effective tax rate; the 12.0c payout reached 187.5% of NPAT, funded by free cash flow.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingFree cash flow rose to $18.2m only because capex collapsed 88.9% to $1.4m, while cash conversion dropped 20 percentage points to 77.6%.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingRevenue grew 11.2% but earnings normalised from the post-reopening peak as a 2.0cps dividend was declared against negative free cash.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingReinstated 6.75c dividend implies 83.9% NPAT payout that pre-lease cash flow cannot cover, leaving debt to fund both capex and the distribution.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingA flat dividend on shrinking earnings and a near-empty operating cash flow was funded by an NZ$8.0m rise in gross borrowings.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingContinuing-operations net parent surplus of NZ$1,215.1m and 45% Proportionate EBITDAF growth tell the real underlying story.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingReported NPAT fell 18.8%, but the disclosed underlying figure dropped from NZ$18.6m to NZ$10.7m while a capex pause flattered free cash flow.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingOperating deleverage halved profit growth, cash conversion dropped to 58.3% from 69.0%, and the unchanged 85c interim now absorbs 68.7% of NPAT.
Published 22 April 2026
Read briefingCash conversion lifted to 81.2% and net debt eased, but capex nearly quadrupled and the second-half loss reached $5.7m versus $1.5m at the half.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingOperating performance was steadier than headline NPAT suggests, but the maintained 27.0c dividend ran at 341.5% of free cash flow as net debt rose.
Published 23 April 2026
Read briefingPre-lease free cash flow of NZ$1.25b ran nine times the historical baseline as capex stepped up 84% to fund the next fleet and digital cycle.
Published 22 April 2026
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