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CVT · NZX

Comvita (CVT)

Consumer / Honey and wellness•Covered: HY24 - HY26•2 published briefings

Comvita is an NZX-listed consumer / honey and wellness company with HY24 - HY26 of published result briefings.

Latest briefing

HY26 · Released 23 February 2026

Comvita swung to $4.6m NPAT, but FCF leans on $52m inventory unwind

The operating turnaround is real, yet FCF-to-NPAT of 357.3% reflects working-capital release and a 76% capex cut rather than steady-state cash

Market data

As at close
Close price
NZD 0.69
Market cap
$89.6m
Dividend yield
0%

as at close, 15 June 2026. Source: yfinance.

Sections⌄
  1. Snapshot
  2. Valuation
  3. Chat
  4. Longitudinal View
  5. Follow-through
  6. Archive
  7. Related Insights
  1. Snapshot
  2. Valuation
  3. Chat
  4. Longitudinal View
  5. Follow-through
  6. Archive
  7. Related Insights

Snapshot

Latest metrics

HY26, released 23 February 2026

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CVT latest metrics
MetricValueChange
Revenue$118m↑ +14.1%
Operating profit$7.7m↑ +25.7%
NPAT$4.6m↑ +243.8%
Operating cash flow$20.8m↑ +439.6%
OCF / Operating profit %269.8%↑ +369.7pp
Net debt$48.7m↓ -43.3%
Net debt / Operating profit6.33x↓ -54.9%
ROE %7.9%↑ +9.2pp
PBT$4.3m↑ +202.4%
FCF pre-lease$20.3m↑ +273.3%

Source: latest published briefing (HY26, released 23 February 2026). Change compares against the prior equivalent period: HY24, released 21 February 2024.

Valuation

Valuation

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Prices as at close, 15 June 2026

Price and market cap

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Market cap

$89.6m

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P/B

1.54x

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Income and fund shape

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Dividend yield

0.0%

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Price history

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Share price

Five years of daily closes, as at close, 5 June 2026. Weekends, suspensions, and listing gaps stay as natural gaps in the time scale.

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Longitudinal view

Performance over time

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CVT metric history
MetricHY266 MONTHS23 February 2026HY246 MONTHS21 February 2024Trend
Revenue$118m$103.4m
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Revenue growth %18.3%-7.8%
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Operating profit$7.7m$6.1m
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Operating profit margin %6.5%5.9%
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PBT$4.3m-$4.2m
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NPAT$4.6m-$3.2m
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Operating cash flow$20.8m-$6.1m
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OCF / Operating profit %269.8%-99.9%
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FCF pre-lease$20.3m-$11.7m
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FCF post-lease$16.4m—
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DPS—1.0c
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ROE %7.9%-1.4%
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Net debt$48.7m$85.8m
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Net debt / Operating profit6.33x14.03x
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Debtor days5171
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Inventory days105252
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Total assets$164.4m$391.5m
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Reference: annolyse.ai/companies/cvt

Filing-only history charts

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Revenue

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Revenue growth

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EBITDA-equivalent

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EBITDA margin

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NPAT

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Operating cash flow

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Full chartable metric set

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OCF / EBITDA

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FCF pre-lease

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FCF post-lease

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ROE

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Net debt

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Net debt / EBITDA

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DPS

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Debtor days

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Inventory days

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Operating working-capital movement

Per-period working-capital absorption or release, from the same published history. Positive values are working-capital build; negative values are release.

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The setup & the reality

HY24 → HY26 Follow-through

The latest result is checked against what the prior briefing said to watch.

Current result now available

HY26 · Released 23 February 2026

Comvita swung to $4.6m NPAT, but FCF leans on $52m inventory unwind

The operating turnaround is real, yet FCF-to-NPAT of 357.3% reflects working-capital release and a 76% capex cut rather than steady-state cash

Read latest briefing→

Historical setup

What HY24 said to watch

From Revenue -7.8% drove PBT to a $4.2m loss as net debt/EBITDA hit 14x

No quantified FY24 or FY25 target is supplied in the structured release data. Management commentary references a recent guidance reset on 1 February 2024 reflecting weaker mainland China consumer sentiment and the loss of some distribution agreements, with new North American agreements expected to contribute in H2 FY24, and reaffirms an FY25 outlook without a numeric anchor here.

Without a stated target or seasonality split, the release does not support a confident H2 bridge. What it does support is that the H2 starting point — elevated inventory, stretched receivables, and 14x leverage — leaves little room for further demand disappointment, and that any FY24 recovery depends on North American distribution wins landing on schedule.

Open questions

Open questions from HY24

  • What is the path to unwinding the $143.4m inventory position without compromising the held 60% gross margin?
  • Why did receivable days extend to 70.7 from 57.3, and does this reflect channel stress in Greater China rather than mix?
  • How close is the group to its banking covenants at 14x interim net debt/EBITDA, and what headroom remains?
  • Will the new North American distribution agreements contribute enough in H2 FY24 to offset the disclosed China weakness and lost distribution?
  • Is the 1.0 cps interim dividend sustainable given negative free cash flow, or is it a transitional payment?

This briefing cannot assess covenant headroom, the scheduled phasing of the North American distribution wins, or whether inventory carries impairment risk at current sell-through rates.

Archive

Briefing archive

Every published Annolyse briefing for this company appears here in reverse chronological order.

HY26 · Released 23 February 2026

Comvita swung to $4.6m NPAT, but FCF leans on $52m inventory unwind

The operating turnaround is real, yet FCF-to-NPAT of 357.3% reflects working-capital release and a 76% capex cut rather than steady-state cash

Read briefing→

HY24 · Released 21 February 2024

Revenue -7.8% drove PBT to a $4.2m loss as net debt/EBITDA hit 14x

China weakness pushed operating cash flow negative, lifted leverage to 14x EBITDA and forced a 60% dividend cut despite a held 60% gross margin.

Read briefing→

Related insights

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Insight

Earnings quality and statutory distortions

PBT and NPAT growth diverged by 23.4pp, with a distortion flag in the result.

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Revenue growth context

Revenue growth was 18.3% for this reporting period.

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ROE and capital efficiency

ROE was 7.9%, +12.2pp versus the prior comparable period.

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Working-capital pressure

Inventory days were 105 days, -115 days versus the prior comparable period.

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