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Mainfreight (MFT)FY25Released 29 May 2025

PBT fell 3.0% on 11.0% revenue growth as tax normalisation lifted NPAT 31.4%

The NPAT headline reflects effective tax falling from 47.2% to 28.5%; an Australian record offset profit declines across New Zealand, Asia

Published 29 April 2026

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Infratil (IFT)FY25Released 28 May 2025

PBT fell 122.6% to a $212.1m loss despite 9.4% operating profit growth

Tax and non-operating items drove NPAT to -$286.3m even as revenue rose 11.7% and cash conversion weakened.

Published 22 April 2026

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Napier Port Holdings (NPH)HY25Released 21 May 2025

PBT up 24.8% on unprecedented 36.1% margin; tax drop lifts NPAT to +41.3%

Container volume recovery delivered record half-year port margins, while a normalised effective tax rate flatters headline NPAT growth.

Published 23 April 2026

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MOVE Logistics Group (MOV)HY25Released 28 February 2025

EBITDA up 37% but Contract Logistics collapse masks ongoing structural losses

MOVE's EBITDA recovery to NZ$18.1m rests on cost cuts rather than volume, while Contract Logistics revenue fell NZ$20.8m and the segment swung to a

Published 18 May 2026

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Channel Infrastructure NZ (CHI)FY24Released 27 February 2025

PBT up 6.7%, NPAT down 42.3% on discontinued operation loss

Continuing operations lifted EBITDA 9.1% with cash conversion at 68.2%, while a NZ$12.1m discontinued operation loss masked headline NPAT.

Published 22 April 2026

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Air New Zealand (AIR)HY25Released 20 February 2025

Engine grounding drives 17.8% NPAT slide; dividend cut 37.5%

NPAT fell to NZ$106.0m at the top of guidance, but with up to 11 aircraft grounded at times in 2H25 the dividend was reset.

Published 22 April 2026

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Auckland International Airport (AIA)HY25Released 20 February 2025

NPAT up 57.8% but cash conversion fell to 46.3% on capex surge

Strong P&L growth contrasts with a NZ$315.7m pre-lease FCF deficit, both classified below the company's historical range.

Published 22 April 2026

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Freightways Group (FRW)HY25Released 17 February 2025

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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South Port New Zealand (SPN)HY25Released 14 February 2025

NPAT up 93.3% but margins sit inside South Port's normal range

Headline rebound reflects recovery from an unusually weak HY24 rather than structural margin expansion at the port.

Published 23 April 2026

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Napier Port Holdings (NPH)FY24Released 19 November 2024

Cyclone rebound lifts PBT 68.8% as pre-lease FCF reaches NZ$40.8m

Revenue rose 19.4% on post-Cyclone Gabrielle volume recovery, but an elevated 33.5% effective tax rate compresses the NPAT read versus PBT.

Published 23 April 2026

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Infratil (IFT)HY25Released 14 November 2024

Revenue +33.3% but NPAT swung -118.1% against HY24 one-off gain

Underlying proportionate EBITDAF rose 7%, while operating cash conversion fell from 41.6% to 18.4% as capex stepped up 25.9%.

Published 22 April 2026

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Mainfreight (MFT)HY25Released 13 November 2024

Revenue +8.4% but NPAT -8.0% as costs and debtors absorbed growth

EBITDA rose 6.4% but PBT fell 7.8%, debtors outpaced revenue by nearly 2x, and net debt swung to $88.4m from net cash.

Published 22 April 2026

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MOVE Logistics Group (MOV)FY24Released 29 August 2024

MOVE FY24: second-half EBITDA turned negative as PBT loss widened to $45.3m

Revenue fell 14.5% and reported EBITDA collapsed 83% to $7.9m, with equity down 64% to $27.2m and gross borrowings now all current.

Published 23 April 2026

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Air New Zealand (AIR)FY24Released 29 August 2024

Pre-lease FCF collapsed to NZ$19m as capex rose 31% and OCF halved

NPAT 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

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South Port New Zealand (SPN)FY24Released 23 August 2024

PBT fell 18.8% but dividend held drove payout to 96.1%

A 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

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Channel Infrastructure NZ (CHI)HY24Released 23 August 2024

NPAT up 46% but PBT slipped 2% as discontinued operation flatters headline

Continuing 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

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Auckland International Airport (AIA)FY24Released 22 August 2024

Net debt hit 8.3x EBITDA as NZ$1.2bn capex outpaced operating cash

An 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

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Mainfreight (MFT)FY24Released 29 May 2024

PBT fell 32.7% on 16.9% revenue decline; cash conversion dropped to 70.0%

Operating 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

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Napier Port Holdings (NPH)HY24Released 22 May 2024

PBT rebounded 93.2% but a 36.5% tax rate clipped NPAT to 64.4%

Log 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

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Infratil (IFT)FY24Released 21 May 2024

PBT up 55.4% but operating profit fell 47.9% on portfolio reshape

Headline 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

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Channel Infrastructure NZ (CHI)FY23Released 29 February 2024

FCF of $61.8m drove deleveraging to 3.6x and a 12.0c dividend

PBT 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

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MOVE Logistics Group (MOV)HY24Released 23 February 2024

EBITDA fell 39.7% on a 5.8% revenue decline as Freight reset bit

Free 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

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Air New Zealand (AIR)HY24Released 22 February 2024

PBT fell 38.1% and capex rose 59.6%, turning FCF negative

Revenue 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

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Auckland International Airport (AIA)HY24Released 22 February 2024

Capex tripled to $602.8m, pre-lease FCF unprecedented at -$393.7m

Reinstated 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

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