Latest Strategy Changes News

Growthpoint Properties Australia has reaffirmed FY27 earnings and distribution guidance after record office leasing lifted direct portfolio occupancy to 96%. The REIT is also reviewing its capital settings as higher interest rates keep pressure on funding costs and investor sentiment.

Range International has secured A$936,795 from its entitlement offer and confirmed a 3,000-pallet purchase order that it says will make the associated feedstock transaction cash-positive. The company has also pushed most of its director and management debt beyond 2026, although A$749,574 of the offer remains unplaced.

PMET Resources has upgraded the economics of its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium-tantalum project, cutting projected life-of-mine AISC by 18% while lifting after-tax NPV to approximately CA$5.1 billion. The company is also searching internationally for a new CEO as Ken Brinsden prepares to move into an executive chair role in 2027.

Hydration Pharmaceuticals sharply reduced Hydralyte LLC’s US operating loss in the September quarter after cutting costs and refocusing marketing. But weaker September trading, stock-outs, limited cash and an ununderwritten entitlement offer leave the turnaround unfinished.

Arbitr Group has lodged the prospectus for a A$3.86 million underwritten rights issue and a separate A$1 million director-associated placement. The fundraising would support its AI platform, sales push and restructuring, but the prospectus sets out substantial execution, funding and control risks.

Adairs has reported a sharper consumer slowdown, with Group sales down 1.5% in the second quarter to date and 0.6% lower across the first 19 weeks of FY27. Focus on Furniture remains the main drag, while the company has declined to provide FY27 earnings guidance ahead of Black Friday and Christmas trading.

FDC Consolidated Holdings has lifted its FY27 revenue guidance to $2.00-$2.08 billion and normalised EBIT guidance to $105-$110 million. The upgrade follows project execution, unaudited earnings performance and new contract wins, while its order book has grown 14% since June.

ION Video has secured a firm A$1 million investment from Priority Impact founder Magnus Rosengren ahead of key validation milestones for its video technology. The funding comes with 3.2 million options and lands before AWS proof-of-concept results and a potentially commercial phase 2 Nordic trial.

Minerals 260 has secured credit-approved commitments for $410 million in debt facilities to develop its Bullabulling gold project, moving the 6.2Moz asset closer to a final investment decision. The funding is not yet at financial close, with the definitive feasibility study and other conditions still to be completed.

Chalice Mining has begun a continuous pilot of the full Gonneville processing flowsheet, using five tonnes of representative sulphide ore in a key test for project financing and feasibility work. A separate redesign has reduced the planned PGM elution circuit from five steps to two, although the expected cost savings are not yet quantified.

Flight Centre Travel Group is targeting underlying FY27 profit before tax of A$290 million to A$325 million as leisure travel rebounds and corporate expansion gathers pace. The company expects earnings to be heavily weighted to the second half, while shareholders delivered a first strike against its remuneration report.

True North Copper has secured transitional rehabilitation and closure approvals across five mining areas at its Cloncurry Copper Project, removing a layer of permitting risk ahead of a late-2026 pre-feasibility study. The approvals do not yet authorise expanded mining or production, with the Mongoose lease and larger-pit approvals still to come.