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MEC Resources ended the September quarter with $1.275 million in cash and reported an estimated 11.9 quarters of funding at its current operating cash burn. But its key Advent Energy investment faces a live Federal Court appeal over PEP11, while an onshore subsidiary holding the Weaber Gas Field remains in voluntary administration.

Catalyst Metals delivered record Plutonic Gold Belt production and a sharp lift in earnings during FY2026, while its Ore Reserve base climbed to 1.971 million ounces. The company now has four operating mines, a large cash buffer and a pipeline aimed at doubling annual production, but safety performance and execution remain important tests.

Airtasker delivered its strongest GMV growth in four years in FY26, but the expansion still consumed cash as international investment accelerated. The ASX-listed marketplace is now targeting positive free cash flow in FY27 while scaling membership and reducing UK investment.

Nick Scali expects first-half FY27 underlying net profit of $28 million to $32 million after a sharp slowdown in Australia and New Zealand. The UK business is growing strongly, but ANZ revenue is forecast to fall 11% to 14% and the company has booked almost $1 million in cyber incident costs.

Latrobe Magnesium has disclosed an ASX Listing Rule 7.1 breach linked to its A$8.5 million capital raising, affecting 37.7 million broker-underwriter options that have not yet been issued. The company says no securities issued to date are affected and has begun remediation as its entitlement offer approaches its closing date.

CSL has appointed ViiV Healthcare CEO Deborah Waterhouse to lead the biopharmaceutical group from 1 February 2027. Her arrival comes with a substantial UK-pound-denominated remuneration package and a mandate to renew the pipeline while simplifying operations.

Kinetiko Energy’s Brakfontein test wells delivered sustained gas flows well above the commercial threshold used in its prior reserve assessment, strengthening the case for a staged South African development. But the company ended the year with just A$478,634 in cash and restricted funds, prompting its auditor to flag a material going concern uncertainty.

Wiluna Mining is asking investors to fund an $180 million relisting and mine-restart plan after a processing-tank rupture halted its revenue-generating operations. The company delivered a $59.5 million FY26 profit, but its prospectus warns that near-term gold sales are not expected and the restart remains unproven.

GenusPlus has delivered a sharp rise in FY2026 revenue, profit and operating cash flow, while completing its largest strategic acquisition to date. The $325 million MPC Kinetic transaction broadens the company beyond electricity infrastructure just as its order book reaches $2.2 billion.

EQT Holdings delivered strong growth from its continuing businesses in FY26, but a superannuation exit, litigation and takeover uncertainty left group profit and dividends lower. The company says discussions with BGH Capital and TPG Global remain open, while targeting completion of the superannuation exit by the end of 2027.

Altech Batteries expects to receive A$5.8 million net from a Malaysian land sale, but the liquidity boost arrives alongside the collapse of its CERENERGY project and insolvency at its German subsidiary. A €2 million bond repayment has also been pushed out at a higher interest rate.

Investor Centre is pursuing a restructuring and potential ASX reinstatement after Pulse Markets lost its financial services licence, while the group reported $35,000 in cash and $3.213 million of drawn debt at 30 September. The company says a new Lake Volta funding arrangement could support working capital, but the filing leaves important questions about the facility and the proposed recapitalisation unanswered.

Mt Malcolm Mines has reported high-grade shallow gold intercepts and mineralisation extending roughly 350 metres west of the previously drilled Golden Crown area. The results broaden the exploration target, but pending split assays and unknown true widths leave the resource-growth case unfinished.

Sierra Nevada Gold has started a 25,000-metre second-phase drilling campaign at its As Safra copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia, with the first assay results due in November. The company is directing capital and management attention to Saudi Arabia while exploring commercial options for its Nevada portfolio.

Skellerup says FY27 has begun strongly, with first-quarter net profit after tax up 15% on the prior comparative period. The NZX-listed industrial products maker is forecasting full-year NPAT of $67 million to $72 million, while warning that geopolitical unrest and higher costs could weigh on demand.

SenSen Networks has opened FY27 with record quarterly customer cash receipts of A$5.3 million, 17% annualised recurring revenue growth and positive operating cash flow. The ASX-listed AI enforcement software company also secured A$2.6 million in new and expansion contracts, although converting those wins into recurring revenue remains the next test.

InVert Graphite has secured outright ownership of Curtin University’s RapidPulse technology while advancing a 2.56 million tonne contained graphite resource at Kumba. The company ended September with A$3.2 million in cash, giving it an estimated 5.5 quarters of funding at the latest spending rate.

Sarytogan Graphite’s upstream DFS supports a 50,000-tonne-a-year Kazakhstan graphite operation with a pre-tax NPV8 of US$132.7 million, but the company remains unfunded and without binding offtake. Trading in its shares has also been suspended while it seeks Western Australian court orders over an inadvertently unlodged options prospectus.

Golden Dragon Mining has finished an approximately 2,800-metre RC drilling program at its Cue Gold Project after reporting high-grade results and a more than 3-kilometre gold corridor. The company also ended the September quarter with A$4.11 million in cash following a strategic A$2.2 million investment from Chengtun Gold.

MA Financial delivered strong third-quarter growth across lending, asset management and advisory, while warning that residential property credit conditions have forced a temporary redemption suspension. The group still expects underlying FY26 EPS to be materially higher than FY25.

Kantra Copper delivered a fifth consecutive quarter of higher copper production, with net group cash flow rising 72% to $14.2 million and cash reaching $44.1 million. The ASX-listed miner also began Emily Star development and moved its Coburn project closer to a pre-feasibility study.

Maronan Metals has completed more than 15,000 metres of a 40,000-metre infill program and is preparing to accelerate work at its Queensland project with a proposed A$20 million placement. The funding remains subject to shareholder approval, while a new chief executive is due to take charge in November.

Service Stream has reported higher margins, earnings and dividends for FY26, while its newly mobilised Defence operations are positioned to contribute more meaningfully in FY27. The company enters the new year with $8.2 billion of work in hand, a net cash balance sheet and a positive but non-specific growth outlook.

Orcoda has opened FY27 with unaudited quarterly revenue of $6.2 million, up 63% from the previous quarter, while annual recurring revenue reached approximately $14.7 million. The strongest contribution came from its Resource and Infrastructure division, where revenue more than doubled as the company reduced reliance on a single major customer.