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City Chic Collective lifted FY26 underlying EBITDA 92% to $12.3 million despite a 3.1% revenue decline, helped by stronger ANZ trading, higher margins and a leaner cost base. The retailer remains loss-making after tax, but enters FY27 with $5.2 million in net cash and early signs of renewed store momentum.

CZR Resources has proposed spending up to $15 million of existing cash on a share buy-back if its Zuleika Gold takeover succeeds and shareholders approve the plan. The transaction could leave Mark Creasy and associated entities with more than 56% of the combined group if they do not participate.

Prophecy International entered FY27 with sharply lower revenue, negative net assets and just $1 million in cash after a difficult restructuring year. Management has cut costs and launched its ProdataIQ AI product, but the auditor has warned of material uncertainty around the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Enprise Group’s revenue rose 6% in FY2026, but a sharp earnings deterioration, tight liquidity and an auditor-highlighted going concern uncertainty have left its recovery plan dependent on cost cuts and fresh funding. The NZX-listed software group is targeting a return to profitability in FY2027 after refinancing and restructuring its largest business.

Compumedics Limited (ASX:CMP) returned to profit in FY26 as record revenue, stronger cash generation and a sharp rise in MEG and SaaS sales reshaped its earnings profile. The company enters FY27 with A$28.3 million of open orders, but lower gross margins and uneven US and European execution remain key tests.

SkyCity has appointed UBS and Chapman Tripp to run a structured process exploring potential transactions and other ways to lift shareholder value, while continuing talks with two parties whose earlier approaches were rejected. The casino operator also expects major asset sale proceeds and says cost savings are tracking ahead of plan.

Andromeda Metals completed key early works at its Great White kaolin project and achieved 99.9986% HPA purity at pilot scale. But a $98.9 million impairment, $3.2 million cash balance and material going-concern uncertainty leave funding as the decisive hurdle.

RMA Global has replaced its chief executive and moved to a new chair as it targets a simpler, faster and more profitable business across Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The company has set an EBITDA improvement objective for FY27, but has not yet quantified the plan.

Temple & Webster delivered record FY26 revenue of $664.6 million and lifted underlying EBITDA by 28%, despite a sharp fall in statutory profit after tax. The online retailer is targeting EBITDA of $33 million to $40 million in FY27 as improved margins, exclusive products and adjacent categories do more of the heavy lifting.

Alliance Nickel has approved a second phase of vat leach testing after preliminary NiWest results supported continued evaluation of the alternative processing route. The potential prize is substantial, but quantified recoveries and capital savings remain unproven.

Nufarm is pairing a narrower crop-protection portfolio with heavier investment in seeds and tighter capital controls as it targets A$370 million to A$380 million in FY26 underlying EBITDA. The company has reaffirmed positive free cash flow, leverage of about 2.0 times and a A$50 million cost-saving program due to reach run-rate by the end of FY27.

Perpetual returned to statutory profitability in FY26 and lifted underlying profit and dividends, helped by Corporate Trust and cost savings. But the annual report also exposes the pressure points behind the recovery: $25.1 billion in Asset Management outflows, a $63.5 million TSW impairment and an uncertain Wealth Management sale.