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BHP Group’s recent participation at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida highlighted CEO Mike Henry’s emphasis on capital discipline and future-facing commodities such as copper amid pressure on its Queensland coal assets and iron ore relationships with Chinese buyers. At the same time, geopolitical tensions, unprofitable coal operations, and China’s procurement restrictions on some BHP iron ore products have tightened the focus on how resilient BHP’s...

EQ Resources recently drew attention after heavy trading and strong technical momentum ahead of its now-past 13 March 2026 earnings release, alongside expectations for updates on its Mt Carbine tungsten project. At the same time, the quotation of more than 5,000,000 new ordinary shares on the ASX has highlighted the company’s use of equity instruments to support capital management and potentially deepen liquidity. We’ll now look at how this combination of strong technical momentum and fresh...

Maiden dividend and stronger earnings put Capricorn Metals in focus Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) has attracted fresh attention after announcing its first fully franked ordinary dividend of A$0.05 per share, alongside higher half year earnings to December 31, 2025. The company reported half year sales of A$327.48 million and net income of A$124.7 million, with basic earnings per share from continuing operations at A$0.2863. The dividend is payable on April 9, 2026. See our latest analysis for...

In late February 2026, Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited announced a research collaboration with University Hospital Essen on the PROMISE-PET registry, aiming to develop AI-based survival prediction models from gallium-68 PSMA-11 PET imaging data alongside new 2026 group revenue guidance of US$950 million to US$970 million. This combination of AI-enabled prognostic research and quantified revenue expectations underscores how Telix is pairing data-driven innovation in prostate cancer imaging with...

National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) is back in focus after completing a €1b fixed income offering and confirming senior leadership changes, including the appointment of new CFO and Group Executive Strategy, Inder Singh. See our latest analysis for National Australia Bank. The latest leadership reshuffle and the €1b fixed income issue come as the shares trade at A$47.33, with a 30 day share price return of 9.97% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 42.90%. This suggests momentum has been...

DroneShield Limited has reported full-year 2025 results showing sales of A$216.55 million and net income of A$3.52 million, marking a move from loss-making to profitability. Alongside this financial turnaround, six recently announced counter-drone contracts worth A$21.7 million highlight how growing operational demand is feeding into DroneShield’s business momentum. We’ll now examine how this shift to profitability, underpinned by rapid sales growth, may influence DroneShield’s existing...

Endeavour Group Limited recently reported half-year results to 4 January 2026, with net income of A$247 million and basic earnings per share from continuing operations of A$0.138, alongside a governance update as Jill Henderson replaced long-standing Company Secretary Taryn Morton. The earnings release highlighted a mix of margin pressure and cost savings, including A$24 million from the endeavourGO program, as well as growing online and hotel sales that are reshaping the group’s operating...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has disclosed past exposure to a very limited portion of its own shares and reported itself to authorities over approximately A$1.00 billion in suspected illegitimate home loans allegedly enabled by forged documents and artificial intelligence, with police and regulators now investigating. By flagging that its controlled entities have no net economic exposure to its own voting shares while confronting a large-scale home loan fraud issue, the bank is...

In February 2026, Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Limited reported its full-year 2025 results, with revenue rising to A$849.81 million while net income fell to A$29.26 million, and simultaneously lifted its FY26 distribution guidance to 26.375 cents per security. The company also declared a higher quarterly distribution of A$0.0675 per security, signalling management’s confidence in the cash-generative strength of its regulated coal export terminal despite softer earnings. We’ll now examine how...

In recent months, Bank of Queensland Ltd has unsettled global investors as it confronts risk management concerns, a dividend shock, and a strategic reset aimed at simplifying the bank and accelerating its digital transformation amid rising costs and tighter home-loan margins. This situation has effectively turned the regional lender into a live case study of how smaller banks can be exposed to macro pressures, digital execution risks, and uncertainty around shareholder payouts. Now, we’ll...

Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) has drawn fresh investor attention after releasing its 2025 results. The company reported a combination of higher coal production with lower revenue and net income, and confirmed a final A$161 million dividend for the year. See our latest analysis for Yancoal Australia. Yancoal Australia’s recent earnings release and confirmed dividend have arrived alongside a strong run in the shares, with a 26.55% year to date share price return and a very large 5 year total...

Dividend, profit return and board change put Domino's Pizza Enterprises (ASX:DMP) in focus Domino's Pizza Enterprises (ASX:DMP) has returned to a half year net profit, reinstated a A$0.25 per share cash dividend, and added experienced quick service restaurant executive Drew O’Malley to its board. See our latest analysis for Domino's Pizza Enterprises. Even with the return to profit, the reinstated dividend and the appointment of Drew O’Malley, the 30 day share price return of 22.79% and 1...

Steadfast Group Limited recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with net income rising to A$127 million and basic earnings per share from continuing operations at A$0.115, alongside declaring a fully franked interim dividend of A$0.082 per share payable on 25 March 2026. On the same day, the company confirmed Hannah Lee as permanent Chief Financial Officer after serving as Interim CFO, signalling continuity in financial leadership during a period of higher earnings and...

In February 2026, Regis Healthcare Limited (ASX:REG) reported half-year results showing revenue of A$744.7 million, lower net income of A$13.44 million, announced a fully franked interim dividend of A$0.09 per share, and reiterated its intention to pursue acquisitions and greenfield developments supported by its balance sheet capacity. An interesting takeaway is that Regis is lifting its cash returns to shareholders through a higher fully franked dividend even as net income fell...

Why Nine Entertainment Holdings (ASX:NEC) is Back on Investors’ Radar Nine Entertainment Holdings (ASX:NEC) has moved into the spotlight after its half year earnings update, where net income and earnings per share were far higher than the previous period despite softer sales. On the same day, the company also announced an ordinary dividend of A$0.045 per share for the six months to 31 December 2025, with an ex date of 9 March 2026 and payment scheduled for 23 April 2026. Together, these...

Earnings event puts Greatland Resources (ASX:GGP) in focus Greatland Resources (ASX:GGP) has drawn fresh attention after reporting half year sales of A$977.34 million and net income of A$342.93 million for the period ended December 31, 2025, following much lower figures a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Greatland Resources. The earnings release sits against a share price of A$13.11, with a 90 day share price return of 56.44% and a year to date share price return of 24.15%. This...

Why the upcoming earnings matter for West African Resources West African Resources (ASX:WAF) is in focus ahead of its 5 March 2026 earnings release, with investors watching for fresh guidance on production, costs and capital spending at Sanbrado and Kiaka. These updates will help you gauge how current operations and future projects could affect cash generation, funding needs and risk exposure across the company’s Burkina Faso gold assets. See our latest analysis for West African Resources. At...

Resolute Mining (ASX:RSG) has come into focus after reporting full year 2025 results that shifted from a net loss to a net profit of US$110.4 million, drawing fresh attention to the stock. See our latest analysis for Resolute Mining. The strong full year 2025 turnaround has arrived alongside a 39.09% 90 day share price return and a 15.47% 30 day share price return at a latest share price of A$1.53. The 1 year total shareholder return of 260% and very large 3 year total shareholder return...

Why Investigator Silver’s equity raise matters now Investigator Silver (ASX:IVR) has moved its Paris Silver Project closer to development by pairing a definitive feasibility study and maiden ore reserve with a A$55 million follow on equity offering. The raise, priced at A$0.086 per new share with a A$0.0043 discount, involves two tranches totaling 639,534,884 ordinary shares and is linked to a subsequent direct listing structure. See our latest analysis for Investigator Silver. Investigator...

Why Growthpoint’s latest earnings and dividend guidance matter Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:GOZ) has drawn fresh attention after reporting a return to profit for the half year to 31 December 2025 and reaffirming fiscal 2026 distribution guidance of 18.4 cents per share. See our latest analysis for Growthpoint Properties Australia. Even with the return to profit and clarified fiscal 2026 distributions, the share price has had a softer run, with a 30 day share price return of 5.22% and...

Market shock from lithium price slide hits PLS Group The latest move in PLS Group (ASX:PLS) was sparked by a sharp fall in lithium carbonate prices linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East, which weighed on the broader Materials sector and lithium related stocks. See our latest analysis for PLS Group. That sell off sits against a backdrop where the 90 day share price return of 26.58% and 30 day share price return of 9.07% show momentum that has cooled slightly after a 1 year total...

Zip Co Limited has launched an on‑market share buyback plan, authorizing the repurchase of up to 92,161,082 shares (7.25% of its 1,270,683,586 issued shares) for A$50,000,000 through to March 5, 2027, following a Board approval on February 20, 2026, and it also presented at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 2, 2026. This buyback reduces the pool of outstanding shares over time, which can increase each remaining...

In the past week, Fortescue Ltd reported record first-half iron ore shipments of 100.2 Mt, lifted half-year sales to US$8.44 billion and net income to US$1.91 billion, and declared a fully franked interim dividend of A$0.62 per share for the six months ended December 31, 2025. This combination of record volumes, higher earnings per share and a 24% dividend increase underlines how recent operational efficiency is directly supporting shareholder returns while Fortescue continues to invest...

Woodside Energy Group Ltd recently reported full-year 2025 results showing sales of US$12.98 billion and net income of US$2.72 billion, alongside record production of 198.8 million barrels of oil equivalent and an increased ordinary cash dividend of US$0.59 per share declared for payment on 27 March 2026. At the same time, heightened geopolitical tensions in West Asia, including Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have intensified focus on Woodside’s exposure to global oil and gas...