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Eureka Group Holdings delivered FY26 underlying earnings ahead of guidance as its all-age rental portfolio expanded rapidly, but statutory profit fell and borrowings more than doubled. The next test is whether acquisitions, development and new capital partnerships can convert scale into durable cash returns.

Ridley Corporation’s first full reporting year with the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers distribution business produced a sharp lift in underlying earnings and cash flow, despite a steep fall in statutory profit after a $31.8 million NovaqPro impairment. Management expects earnings growth across all three segments in FY27, but the enlarged group now carries significantly more debt and integration work.

Liberty Group delivered a second consecutive year of profit growth in FY26 as record loan originations lifted financial assets to A$15.2 billion. The result supports a 15-cent fully franked special dividend, although credit provisions and cash flow remain important tests for the lending model.

European Lithium reported a A$930.6 million FY2026 profit, but the headline result was dominated by a A$1.276 billion accounting gain after losing control of Critical Metals Corp. The company now heads towards an October vote on a merger that would fold its cash, CRML stake and mineral assets into a single NASDAQ-listed group.

Thor Energy has pushed HY-Range closer to drilling after recording natural hydrogen readings of up to 3% and commissioning a 464 line-kilometre seismic survey. But the annual report also carries an explicit material uncertainty over going concern, leaving funding as the project’s immediate constraint.

Kip McGrath shareholders have approved a total 6.0 cents per share distribution for the six months ended 30 June 2026. The payout includes 5.0 cents in special dividends, with the shares going ex-dividend on 1 October.

Ellerston Asia Growth Fund Complex ETF (ASX: EAFZ) returned 38.4% after fees for the year ended 30 June 2026, beating its Asian equities benchmark by 2.6 percentage points. Profit more than doubled to $12.49 million, although the result was driven chiefly by investment revaluations and came alongside continued net redemptions.

Hawthorn Resources reported a wider Australian-dollar loss for FY2026, with revenue falling sharply and cash declining by $1.53 million. The company is directing its remaining balance sheet toward exploration at the Trouser Legs gold joint venture and Mount Bevan’s other minerals project.

Hejaz High Income Active ETF delivered a 3.74% net return for the year, well below its reported 13.93% benchmark return. Net assets rose sharply to $9.64 million, but the increase was driven mainly by new applications rather than investment performance.

Gowing Bros’ FY2026 loss widened to $3.49 million as Surf Hardware International remained deeply loss-making and investment properties were marked down by $3.0 million. The ASX-listed investment company kept its fully franked final dividend at 3 cents per share, despite negative operating cash flow and lower cash reserves.

Macquarie Global Small Companies Fund reported a A$561,000 operating profit in its first financial period after launching three unit classes in June. The fund ended the period with A$11.757 million in net assets, although its short start-up period offers little basis for judging full-year performance.

Macquarie Core Australian Equity Active ETF more than doubled its net assets to $1.138 billion in the year to 30 June 2026, powered by $676.067 million of new applications. Profit rose 50% to $33.876 million, while distributions increased to 30.93 cents per unit.