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Nickel Industries Limited has released its full-year 2025 results, reporting sales of US$1,649.10 million versus US$1,744.45 million a year earlier, and a net loss of US$57.06 million compared with US$168.59 million previously. While revenue decreased, the company’s significantly smaller net loss and lower basic loss per share from continuing operations highlight a meaningful improvement in its bottom-line performance. We’ll now examine how this combination of lower revenue but reduced net...

On 19 February 2026, IPH Limited (ASX:IPH) announced an on-market share buyback of up to 12,234,748 shares, or 4.68% of its 261,480,659 issued shares, as part of its broader capital management program running through to 8 March 2027 unless completed or stopped earlier. This buyback introduces an additional capital allocation lever that may influence earnings per share outcomes and the balance between reinvestment, acquisitions, and returns to shareholders. Next, we’ll examine how IPH’s new...

In late February 2026, Alkane Resources Limited reported high-grade gold and antimony drilling results at the Kendal deposit in Victoria and confirmed multiple underground gold zones and resource extensions at its Tomingley Gold Operations in New South Wales. The combination of exceptionally rich Kendal intercepts and deeper Roswell drilling that intersects a major gold-arsenic bearing structure underscores Alkane’s multi-asset growth options across both gold and antimony. We’ll now examine...

Why ASX’s LSEG partnership matters for shareholders ASX (ASX:ASX) has entered a high profile technology partnership with London Stock Exchange Group to overhaul its ASX 24 derivatives trading platform, targeting higher performance, reliability and support for future product expansion. For you as an investor, this move is closely linked to previous issues with outages and regulatory scrutiny around ASX’s ageing infrastructure. The collaboration speaks directly to operational resilience and the...

Atlas Arteria Limited has reported its full-year 2025 results, with revenue of A$160.0 million and net income of A$259.5 million, and declared a 20.0 cent per security distribution for the second half of 2025, payable in April 2026. The combination of higher revenue but lower net income and earnings per share compared with the previous year, alongside the confirmed distribution, gives investors a clearer view of the trade-off between current income and recent profitability trends. We will...

Half year earnings highlight operational pressure Cobram Estate Olives (ASX:CBO) has put fresh numbers on the table, with its half year to December 31, 2025 showing lower sales and revenue, alongside a wider net loss and higher loss per share. See our latest analysis for Cobram Estate Olives. The earnings release comes after a weak run in the share price, with a 30 day share price return of 19.89% decline and a year to date share price return of 25.25% decline. However, the 1 year total...

Life360 (ASX:360) has been in focus after reporting strong fourth quarter 2025 results, reaffirming its 2026 revenue guidance of US$640 million to US$680 million and outlining its push toward an AI first platform. See our latest analysis for Life360. Even with the recent guidance and AI first push, Life360’s 7 day share price return of an 11.62% decline and 30 day share price return of a 25.94% decline, alongside a 37.21% year to date share price decline, suggest momentum has cooled in the...

National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) has announced the retirement of Group Chief Risk Officer Shaun Dooley, a 33-year veteran of the bank. Dooley has also been serving as acting Group Chief Financial Officer during a period of leadership change. NAB has appointed Inder Singh as the new Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive Strategy. These changes affect core leadership roles that oversee risk management, financial reporting and long term planning. As one of Australia’s major banks,...

Perenti (ASX:PRN) recently lowered its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance, tightening expected revenue to A$3.45b to A$3.55b and EBIT to A$335m to A$350m, a change that some investors are treating cautiously. See our latest analysis for Perenti. The guidance downgrade appears to have fed into recent selling pressure, with a 1 month share price return of a 17.75% decline and a year to date share price return of a 19.50% decline. However, the 1 year total shareholder return is 84.25%, suggesting...

In February 2026, Genesis Minerals Limited reported past-half-year results to 31 December 2025 showing gold production of 147,139 oz, sales of A$820.35 million and net income of A$238.04 million, while keeping its fiscal 2026 production guidance unchanged at 260,000–290,000 oz. The sharp uplift in production and earnings per share from continuing operations, without any change to full-year guidance, suggests the business entered 2026 with stronger operational momentum than in the prior...

BSP Financial Group Limited has reported full-year 2025 results, with net interest income rising to PGK 2,143 million and net income to PGK 1,172 million, alongside announcing a PGK 1.38 per share ordinary dividend for the six months to 31 December 2025, payable on 27 March 2026 with an ex-dividend date of 26 February 2026. The combination of higher earnings and an increased ordinary dividend underscores how BSP Financial Group is currently converting its core banking activities into larger...

Why Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) is back in focus after its latest dividend and earnings update Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) is back on many investors' watchlists after releasing its half year results to 4 January 2026 and lifting its fully franked interim dividend to A$0.45 per share. See our latest analysis for Woolworths Group. Those half year earnings and the higher fully franked dividend have come as Woolworths Group’s share price has logged a 30 day share price return of 16.27% and a year...

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) is back on the radar after reporting full year 2025 results, moving from a net loss to A$3.52 million in net income on A$216.55 million in sales. See our latest analysis for DroneShield. At A$3.36, DroneShield’s 90 day share price return of 77.31% and very large 1 year total shareholder return of 322.64% point to strong momentum, even after a 7.18% one day pullback and February’s contract and earnings announcements. If DroneShield’s run has you thinking more broadly...

Cleanaway Waste Management’s half-year results to 31 December 2025 showed sales rising to A$2,205.8 million while net income eased to A$37.3 million, alongside a fully franked ordinary dividend of A$0.0335 per share declared with record date 12 March 2026 and payment on 16 April 2026. The contrast between higher revenue and lower earnings per share, coupled with maintaining a dividend payout, raises questions about Cleanaway’s cost profile, cash generation, and capital allocation...

Endeavour Group (ASX:EDV) has opened H1 2026 with investors watching how its recent revenue and EPS trends set the tone for the new financial year. Over the past reported halves, the company has seen revenue move from A$5.6b in H2 2024 to A$6.6b in H1 2025 and A$5.4b in H2 2025, while basic EPS shifted from A$0.09 to A$0.17 and then A$0.07. This gives a clear view of how earnings track alongside top line changes. With trailing EPS at A$0.21 and net profit margin at 3.1%, the latest results...

Lendlease Group has now reported its half-year 2026 results, posting A$2,839 million in sales, a net loss of A$318 million and a basic loss per share of A$0.467, while declaring an ordinary unfranked distribution of A$0.06204589 per security for the six months ended December 31, 2025. The combination of a swing from profit to loss and a lower cash distribution highlights the pressure on Lendlease’s earnings quality and its capacity to fund returns to securityholders from current...

Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) is back in focus after co founders and directors bought A$3.4 million of shares on market, with investors also eyeing the upcoming interim dividend payment on March 20. See our latest analysis for Pro Medicus. Despite the director buying and upcoming dividend, Pro Medicus shares have experienced a sharp reset, with a 30 day share price return of a 34.8% decline and a 1 year total shareholder return of a 55.6% decline, contrasting with still positive 3 and 5 year total...

MAAS Group Holdings Limited recently reported half-year results for the period ended December 31, 2025, with sales of A$639.29 million and net income of A$37.93 million, and also declared a new ordinary share distribution of A$0.035 per share payable on April 17, 2026. The combination of higher earnings per share and a fresh cash distribution signals management’s confidence in the business while returning capital to shareholders. Next, we’ll examine how this stronger half-year profit...

Escalating conflict in the Middle East, including US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has pushed oil prices sharply higher and lifted Santos (ASX:STO) as investors reassess global supply risk. See our latest analysis for Santos. Beyond this latest Middle East shock, Santos has been building positive momentum, with a 7 day share price return of 6.9% and year to date share price return of 18.37%, while the 1 year total shareholder return sits at 20.17%. This...

Investigator Silver Limited recently filed a follow-on equity offering to raise A$55,000,000, issuing 484,477,741 and 155,057,143 ordinary shares at A$0.086 each, reflecting a A$0.0043 per share discount, via a subsequent direct listing. The sizable capital raise and pricing discount highlight a meaningful shift in the company’s capital structure and potential funding capacity for future projects. We will now examine how this large, discounted equity raising shapes Investigator Silver’s...

West African Resources is entering its 5 March 2026 earnings release with investor attention centered on updated production, all-in sustaining cost, and capital expenditure guidance for its Sanbrado and Kiaka gold operations in Burkina Faso. This earnings update is particularly important because any changes to operational guidance or expansion plans at Kiaka and Toega could materially reshape expectations for future cash flows and project delivery risk. Next, we’ll examine how the upcoming...

New Hope (ASX:NHC) has extended its on market share buyback program through to March 2027, a move that tightens the share count and keeps capital returns squarely in focus for investors. See our latest analysis for New Hope. The recent decision to extend the buyback comes as New Hope’s share price sits at A$5.10, with a 30 day share price return of 13.08% and a year to date share price return of 25.93%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 38.30% and very large 5 year total shareholder...

Perpetual Limited recently reported half-year results for the period ended 31 December 2025, with revenue rising to A$704.1 million and net income to A$53.9 million, alongside a basic earnings per share from continuing operations of A$0.479. At the same time, the company declared an ordinary unfranked dividend of A$0.59 per security, highlighting a balance between returning cash to shareholders and funding its ongoing transformation efforts. We’ll now examine how Perpetual’s sharply higher...

Insignia Financial Ltd. has reported its half-year results for the period ended 31 December 2025, with sales rising to A$830.0 million from A$769.9 million and net income improving to A$78.8 million after a net loss of A$16.8 million a year earlier. The move from a basic loss per share of A$0.025 to basic earnings per share of A$0.118 from continuing operations highlights a clear turnaround in profitability and operational performance. We’ll now examine how this shift from a loss to a A$78.8...