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KMD · NZX

KMD Brands (KMD)

Consumer / Retail apparel•Covered: HY24 - HY26•5 published briefings

KMD Brands is an NZX-listed consumer / retail apparel company with HY24 - HY26 of published result briefings.

Latest briefing

HY26 · Released 31 March 2026

Loss narrowed 43.5% but $65.3m raise signals balance-sheet stress

Operating cash fell 44.0% and net debt rose to $94.0m, prompting a fully underwritten equity raise alongside the headline earnings improvement.

Market data

Latest available
Price
NZD 0.08
Mkt cap
$136.8m
Yield
0%

Quote as of 04-06-2026 4:40pm NZT

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Snapshot

Latest metrics

HY26, released 31 March 2026

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KMD latest metrics
MetricValueChange
Revenue$505.4m↑ +7.3%
EBITDA$63.3m↑ +20.0%
NPAT-$13.9m↑ +35.3%
Operating cash flow$25.6m↓ -44.0%
OCF / EBITDA %40.5%↓ -46.3pp
Net debt$94m↑ +23.3%
Net debt / EBITDA1.48x↑ +2.8%
ROE %-2.0%↑ +0.8pp
DPS0.0c—
PBT-$14.8m↑ +43.7%

Source: latest published briefing (HY26, released 31 March 2026). Change compares against the prior equivalent period: HY25, released 26 March 2025.

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KMD metric history
MetricHY266 MONTHS31 March 2026FY2512 MONTHS24 September 2025HY256 MONTHS26 March 2025FY2412 MONTHS25 September 2024HY246 MONTHS19 March 2024Trend
Revenue$505.4m$989m$470.9m$979.4m$468.6m
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Revenue growth %7.3%1.0%0.5%-11.2%-14.5%
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EBITDA$63.3m$50.5m$52.7m$107.2m$64.4m
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EBITDA margin %12.5%5.1%11.2%10.9%13.7%
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PBT-$14.8m-$104.7m-$26.3m-$46.7m-$12.8m
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NPAT-$13.9m-$95.1m-$21.5m-$49.8m-$10.4m
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Operating cash flow$25.6m$126.2m$45.8m$144.7m$42.2m
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OCF / EBITDA %40.5%249.6%86.8%134.9%65.5%
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FCF pre-lease$12.5m$101.6m$31.7m$112.1m$29.6m
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DPS0.0c—0.0c—0.0c
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ROE %-2.0%-13.8%-2.8%-6.3%-1.3%
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Net debt$94m$52.8m$76.2m$59.7m$96.2m
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Net debt / EBITDA1.48x1.04x1.44x0.56x1.49x
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Debtor days2034232323
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Inventory days999411799122
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Total assets$1.4b$1.4b$1.5b$1.4b$1.5b
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Reference: annolyse.ai/companies/kmd

Note: Figures are shown as reported. Half-year and full-year absolute values are not directly comparable. Growth rates and ratios are the meaningful comparison across mixed periods.

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

FY25 → HY26 Follow-through

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

Current result now available

HY26 · Released 31 March 2026

Loss narrowed 43.5% but $65.3m raise signals balance-sheet stress

Operating cash fell 44.0% and net debt rose to $94.0m, prompting a fully underwritten equity raise alongside the headline earnings improvement.

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Historical setup

What FY25 said to watch

From PBT loss widened 124% to $104.7m on flat revenue as Kathmandu swung to loss

No quantified FY26 target has been supplied alongside the result, so the release cannot be benchmarked against a stated number. What it does establish is a worsening trajectory: HY25 underlying EBITDA was $3.9m and the full-year figure is $17.7m, implying a second half only marginally better despite the seasonal weighting that historically favours 2H earnings.

The release frames the response through a 'Next Level' strategy and outlook section, but until that translates into stabilised gross margin and a positive Kathmandu contribution, the relevant question is whether 2H FY25 was a trough or a new run-rate. The result itself does not resolve that.

Open questions

Open questions from FY25

  • Why did Kathmandu swing from $3.4m profit to -$19.6m loss on flat revenue, and how much of that is gross margin versus cost base?
  • What drove the 8.7-day extension in receivable days, and is any of the 1.0% revenue growth at risk of reversal?
  • Why did Rip Curl's segment result fall to $14.3m from $25.7m despite revenue growth, and what is the gross margin trajectory in that brand?
  • How does management reconcile the 'approximately $235m of funding headroom' message with net debt to EBITDA rising to 1.0x?
  • Is the negative implied 2H EBITDA a one-off reset or the new operating run-rate going into FY26?

This briefing cannot assess management's 'Next Level' strategy execution risk or the timing of any recovery in Kathmandu margins, because no quantified FY26 targets or recovery milestones have been supplied.

Archive

Briefing archive

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

HY26 · Released 31 March 2026

Loss narrowed 43.5% but $65.3m raise signals balance-sheet stress

Operating cash fell 44.0% and net debt rose to $94.0m, prompting a fully underwritten equity raise alongside the headline earnings improvement.

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FY25 · Released 24 September 2025

PBT loss widened 124% to $104.7m on flat revenue as Kathmandu swung to loss

Second-half EBITDA turned negative and the dividend was scrapped, signalling deeper operating pressure than headline 1.0% sales growth suggests.

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HY25 · Released 26 March 2025

Underlying EBITDA collapsed 74.3% to $3.9m on flat revenue

Reported EBITDA fell 18.1% and the loss roughly doubled to $21.5m as Kathmandu's loss widened, while inventory release drove a $20m debt reduction.

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FY24 · Released 25 September 2024

PBT swung to a $46.7m loss as revenue fell 11.2%

Operating cash held at $144.7m, but the apparent cash-conversion uplift reflects EBITDA collapse rather than improved working-capital quality.

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HY24 · Released 19 March 2024

Sales down 14.5% drove KMD to a $10.4m loss; dividend cut to zero

Kathmandu swung to a segment loss and group leverage rose to 1.49x EBITDA, even as inventory release lifted operating cash flow.

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Related insights

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Insight

Cash conversion quality

This result converted 40.5% of EBITDA to operating cash flow, -46.3pp versus the prior comparable period.

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Earnings quality and statutory distortions

PBT and NPAT growth diverged by 8.1pp, with a distortion flag in the result.

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Dividend coverage and payout pressure

Dividend payout versus pre-lease FCF is 10.3%, with NPAT payout at n/a.

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Leverage and balance-sheet risk

Net debt / EBITDA is 1.50x, +0.10x versus the prior comparable period.

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