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66 Big Stories
HCW Flags Going Concern Uncertainty as Healthscope Hospital Transition Remains Unfinished
HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) reported a $49.7 million FY26 statutory loss, suspended distributions and received an unmodified audit opinion that nevertheless highlighted a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The key unresolved issue is the transfer of 10 Healthscope hospitals to alternative operators.
25 Sept
Eva Park
EcoGraf advances its graphite plan, but funding becomes the central question
EcoGraf has strengthened the technical and commercial case for its Tanzanian graphite strategy, including a larger Epanko ore reserve and planned downstream processing. But cash fell to A$3.8 million, and auditors flagged a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
Kelsian posts record earnings as tourism sale reshapes its transport future
Kelsian Group delivered record FY26 earnings and lifted its fully franked dividend, while preparing to become a more focused bus, coach and ferry operator. The next test is execution: completing the conditional tourism sale, mobilising new contracts and delivering against FY27 EBITDA guidance.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
Aurum strikes high-grade gold outside BST1 resource ahead of Boundiali update
Aurum Resources has extended gold mineralisation beyond the current resource at its BST1 deposit, with standout intercepts including 2.63 metres at 76.74 g/t gold and 24 metres at 6.31 g/t. The results will feed into a Boundiali resource update targeted for early Q4 2026 and a definitive feasibility study due late this year.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Peninsula lifts Lance uranium resource to 59.0Mlbs after Ross drilling
Peninsula Energy has increased the reported uranium resource at its Lance Project in Wyoming to 59.0 million pounds, with the Ross area delivering the clearest gain. The update adds confidence around Mine Unit 4, but remains a mineral resource estimate rather than a reserve or production forecast.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Netwealth Faces Class Action Over First Guardian Investment Options
Netwealth says two subsidiaries have been served with a class action linked to First Guardian investment options offered through its superannuation master fund. The claim follows a $101 million compensation program completed in January, but the announcement does not disclose the new action’s potential cost.
25 Sept
Claire Turing
Ramsay lifts dividend as earnings rebound and Santé demerger nears vote
Ramsay Health Care delivered stronger FY26 earnings, a higher fully franked dividend and improved Funding Group leverage as it prepares to separate Ramsay Santé. The proposed demerger remains conditional, but the company has set a clear timetable for the next phase of its portfolio reshaping.
25 Sept
Ada Torres
Latrobe Magnesium reaches metal-production phase as funding risk sharpens
Latrobe Magnesium has moved its demonstration plant into the final installation stage for magnesium metal, but its annual report flags a material uncertainty over whether the loss-making group can continue as a going concern. The company had $1.09 million in cash at 30 June and has since secured an $8.5 million equity raising to fund commissioning and corporate costs.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
GWA lifts dividend as volume growth offsets soft housing markets
GWA Group delivered its third consecutive year of volume growth in FY26, lifting revenue, normalised EBIT and its fully franked dividend despite weak housing and renovation conditions. The trade-off was a sharp decline in operating cash flow and higher net debt following inventory purchases and a $25 million share buyback.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
Metals Australia’s Manindi resource pairs 45.7Mt of VTM with 99.05% titanium oxide
Metals Australia has established a maiden 45.7Mt Inferred VTM resource at Manindi West, alongside test work producing titanium oxide above 99% purity. The opportunity is sizeable, but remains an early-stage resource supported by conceptual expansion targets and screening-level economics.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
MetalsGrove's Côte d'Ivoire gold pivot faces a $3.92m loss and funding warning
MetalsGrove Mining has expanded its Côte d’Ivoire gold footprint and begun a 10,000-metre auger campaign, but its FY2026 annual report carries a material going-concern uncertainty. The company ended the year with $1.97 million in cash after raising $2.70 million, while exploration commitments due within 12 months total $1.09 million.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Bannerman secures US$320.4 million Etango financing and clears path to Q4 construction
Bannerman Energy has completed CNOL’s US$320.4 million strategic investment in the Etango uranium project, giving the joint venture approximately US$303 million in cash and a debt-free construction pathway. The project now moves towards a Final Investment Decision and full-scale construction targeted for Q4 2026.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
LinQ enters FY2027 with cash, encouraging drilling and a much larger exploration bill
LinQ Minerals finished its first full year as an ASX-listed explorer with $16.23 million in cash after spending heavily on Gilmore drilling and raising $15.4 million. The company reported encouraging gold and copper results, but its next phase will test whether exploration success can translate into a larger resource and a credible development pathway.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Stellar Resources Builds Heemskirk Resource as Tin Project Nears Development Decision
Stellar Resources has lifted its Heemskirk tin resource to 115.3kt of contained tin while technical studies move toward a prefeasibility study outcome. The company is better funded, but remains pre-revenue and faces the usual capital, permitting and execution hurdles of mine development.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Caspin’s Best Bygoo Tin Result Raises the Stakes for Kelpie Resource Growth
Caspin Resources has reported its strongest Bygoo tin intersection to date, while early test work points to 83.8% tin recovery into a high-grade concentrate. The gains come with familiar exploration-stage caveats: a $5.70 million annual loss, $5.03 million of operating cash outflow and continued reliance on equity funding.
25 Sept
Maxwell Dee
Volt Group Turns 4D Delta Deal into Sharp HY26 Earnings Growth
Volt Group delivered a steep lift in HY26 revenue, adjusted EBITDA, profit and operating cash flow, with the 4D Delta acquisition providing the largest contribution. The mining technology company also expanded its Westgold solar-lighting fleet and advanced Wescone’s crusher technology.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
2 Cheap Cars profit jumps as 90-cent takeover offer faces September deadline
2 Cheap Cars has opened FY27 with a sharp lift in unaudited profit and margins, even as vehicle volumes declined. The improvement arrives alongside Sena & Co’s increased NZ$0.90-per-share takeover offer, which remains conditional on reaching 90% voting control by 30 September.
25 Sept
Victor Sage
Me Today posts NZ$2.66m profit as King Honey exit masks continuing losses
Me Today reported a NZ$2.66 million FY26 profit, but the result was dominated by a NZ$4.12 million gain from losing control of King Honey. The remaining business grew revenue and improved its operating loss, yet continued to consume cash and will rely on October warrant funding.
25 Sept
Victor Sage