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Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) has drawn fresh attention after reporting half year net income of A$321.91 million and recommending a fully franked interim dividend of A$0.145 per share for the six months to 31 December 2025. See our latest analysis for Harvey Norman Holdings. Even with the latest half year result and higher interim dividend on the table, Harvey Norman Holdings’ recent share price momentum has been weak. The 30 day share price return is 15.73% and the year to date share...

If you are wondering whether Pantoro Gold is still good value after a strong run, this article walks through the key numbers so you can judge the price tag for yourself. The share price last closed at A$3.79, with returns of 53.8% over 1 year and a very large gain over 3 years, even though the stock has seen a 33.6% decline over 7 days, a 15.0% decline over 30 days and a 26.6% decline year to date. Recent coverage of Pantoro Gold has focused on how gold producers are being reassessed by...

Lynas Rare Earths Limited recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales rising to A$413.69 million and net income to A$80.21 million, alongside higher basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations compared with a year earlier. The sharp improvement in profitability over the prior half-year suggests the company has been converting higher revenue into materially stronger earnings efficiency. We’ll now examine how this surge in half-year net income...

TPG Telecom Limited has reported full-year 2025 results showing A$5,041 million in sales and A$461 million in net income, and in February 2026 confirmed an ordinary dividend of A$0.09 per share for the six months ended December 31, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of March 5, 2026 and payment on April 2, 2026. This shift from a net loss in the prior year to positive earnings, alongside a cash dividend, points to improved profitability and capital return capacity that could influence how...

Aristocrat Leisure recently reported that director Natasha Chand increased her direct shareholding by acquiring 1,000 fully paid ordinary shares on market, while the company also continued its on-market buy-back, which has now retired almost 17 million shares. This combination of insider share purchases and an ongoing buy-back program modestly strengthens alignment between management and shareholders, and highlights the company’s continued focus on capital management. We’ll now examine how...

Why Flight Centre Travel Group is back on investors’ radar Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) has just wrapped up a half year marked by higher sales, steady net income, a new A$0.12 dividend, and completion of a sizeable A$126 million share buyback. See our latest analysis for Flight Centre Travel Group. Despite the dividend announcement and completion of the A$126 million buyback, the share price return has been weak recently, with a 30 day share price return decline of 13.18% and a 1 year...

Bloomfire’s new partnership with Worley (ASX:WOR) puts artificial intelligence at the center of Worley Consulting’s digital offering, integrating an AI powered knowledge platform aimed at improving information management and decision support for asset intensive clients. See our latest analysis for Worley. Despite the AI partnership news and recent updates on earnings, dividends and an extended buyback plan, Worley’s share price has been under pressure. The 30 day share price return of 18.17%...

Why Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM) is back on investors' radar Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM) has drawn fresh attention after reporting record half year gold production of 62,631 oz, alongside higher sales and net income for the six months to 31 December 2025. See our latest analysis for Ora Banda Mining. Despite the record half year, Ora Banda Mining’s share price has been volatile, with a 7 day share price decline of 15.27% and a year to date share price return of 24.35% decline. The 3 year total...

Vault Minerals (ASX:VAU) recently released half year results that combined higher sales, a swing to net loss, an affirmed ordinary dividend, and updated gold production figures, giving investors several moving parts to assess. See our latest analysis for Vault Minerals. At a share price of A$5.11, Vault Minerals has seen short term pressure, including a 7 day share price return of an 11.13% decline. Its 1 year total shareholder return of 94.42% and 3 year total shareholder return of a little...

Waypoint REIT has reported its full-year 2025 results, with sales of A$162.6 million versus A$163.9 million a year earlier, and net income rising to A$200.1 million from A$131.5 million. Despite slightly lower sales, the sharp increase in basic earnings per share from continuing operations to A$0.3019 from A$0.1957 highlights improved profitability and cost efficiency across the portfolio. We’ll now look at how this stronger earnings performance, especially the jump in net income, may...

Aeris Resources Limited recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales of A$306.3 million and net income of A$47.91 million, and appointed experienced governance professional Ms Sally McDow as joint Company Secretary alongside CFO Ms Dane Van Heerden, effective 25 February 2026. The combination of higher sales and earnings per share from continuing operations, together with strengthened company secretarial oversight, highlights Aeris Resources’ focus on both operational...

Earnings jump puts Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) in focus Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) has drawn fresh attention after reporting half year sales of A$169.09 million and net income of A$34.58 million for the period ended December 31, 2025. This result contrasts with the same period a year earlier, when the company reported A$1.14 million in sales and a net loss of A$9.71 million, and shifts earnings per share into positive territory. See our latest analysis for Black Cat Syndicate. At a...

Silex Systems (ASX:SLX) released half year earnings to December 31, 2025, reporting sales of A$10.44 million compared with A$4 million a year earlier, and a slightly smaller net loss. See our latest analysis for Silex Systems. At a share price of A$5.73, Silex Systems has a 1 day share price return of 4.37%. However, shorter term momentum has been weak, with a 90 day share price return showing a 33.53% decline, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 54.86% and 5 year total shareholder...

Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) has approved the Moomba Central Optimisation project with partner Santos, a A$250 million Cooper Basin infrastructure upgrade aimed at replacing ageing compressor stations, reducing costs, and lowering emissions. See our latest analysis for Beach Energy. Despite the Moomba project approval, Beach Energy’s recent share price momentum has been weak, with a 1 month share price return of a 2.62% decline and a 1 year total shareholder return of a 16.5% loss, suggesting...

MFF Capital Investments has reported weekly net tangible assets per share of A$4.720 pre-tax and A$4.056 post-tax as at 6 March 2026, confirmed a 10 cent fully franked interim dividend, and scheduled an online-only shareholder webinar for 18 March 2026 with senior management presenting and taking questions. Director Chris Mackay’s recent on-market share purchases, combined with the upcoming webinar and maintained dividend, highlight stronger alignment between management and shareholders and...

Develop Global Limited has released its half-year results for the period ended 31 December 2025, reporting sales of A$170.53 million versus A$113.02 million a year earlier, with net income rising to A$1.63 million from A$0.94 million and basic earnings per share from continuing operations increasing to A$0.005. While profit growth remains modest in absolute terms, the combination of higher revenue and improved diluted earnings per share underlines incremental operating progress across the...

Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has drawn fresh attention after reporting results for the six months to 31 December 2025 and pairing them with an interim dividend, along with a matching share buyback announcement. See our latest analysis for Whitehaven Coal. The latest interim dividend and buyback news comes after a strong run in the share price over the past year, with a 1 year total shareholder return of 52.14% and a 5 year total shareholder return of around 7x. Shorter term momentum has picked...

Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) has put fresh numbers on the table, with half year 2026 results, stronger production figures and reaffirmed full year guidance now in focus for anyone tracking the gold producer. See our latest analysis for Westgold Resources. The latest earnings and production update comes after a sharp 22.36% 7 day share price decline and a 5.73% 1 day pullback to A$6.25. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of 147.07% and very large 3 year total shareholder return...

In late February 2026, 4DMedical Limited reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales of A$2.85 million, broadly unchanged from A$2.90 million a year earlier, but net loss widening sharply to A$154.14 million and basic loss per share reaching A$0.311. The stark contrast between relatively stable revenue and a very large increase in losses highlights how cost structure and investment spending are weighing on profitability. Next, we'll examine how this sharp widening in net loss...

Zimplats Holdings Limited reported half-year results for the period ended December 31, 2025, with sales rising to US$641.75 million and net income to US$143.72 million, both sharply higher than a year earlier. The jump in basic earnings per share from US$0.04 to US$1.34 highlights a significant turnaround in profitability over the prior comparable period. We’ll now explore how this sharp rebound in profitability shapes Zimplats Holdings’ investment narrative and what it might mean for...

Why Helia Group is back on investor radars Helia Group (ASX:HLI) has drawn fresh attention after releasing its full year 2025 earnings, setting insurance revenue guidance for 2026, and declaring both an ordinary dividend and a sizeable special dividend. See our latest analysis for Helia Group. Despite a 2.68% one day share price decline and recent volatility around the A$5.81 level, Helia’s 39.48% one year total shareholder return and very large five year total shareholder return suggest...

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) has reportedly been weighing a demerger of its lower-performing Western Australia, Cooper Basin, Narrabri and Dorado assets as part of an Australian business strategic review that sources say could involve either an in‑specie distribution or an outright sale to a buyer such as Beach Energy. This potential separation of non-core assets, and the associated remediation liabilities, could reshape Santos into a more focused LNG and Alaska portfolio that may be more...

Dicker Data (ASX:DDR) has drawn fresh attention after releasing its full year 2025 results, reporting higher sales, revenue and net income, and declaring a fully franked final quarterly dividend of A$0.115 per share. See our latest analysis for Dicker Data. Despite the full year 2025 results and higher fully franked dividend drawing focus, Dicker Data’s 1 day share price return of 3.6% comes after weaker recent momentum. The 90 day share price return of 13.82% and 1 year total shareholder...

Growthpoint Properties Australia recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with revenue of A$169.1 million and net income of A$65 million, alongside basic earnings per share from continuing operations of A$0.083. At the same time, the group maintained its fiscal 2026 distribution guidance at 18.4 cents per share, underscoring management’s focus on consistent cash returns after previously reporting a loss in the comparable period. We’ll now examine how this return to...