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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.

Superloop has completed its three-year Double Down strategy with revenue up 21.6% to A$664.3 million and net profit reaching A$17.5 million. The ASX-listed telco now turns to SuperCharge29, but its next growth phase begins with substantially higher debt and A$111.4 million of provisional goodwill from the Lightning Broadband acquisition.

Scalare Partners expanded its national founder network and launched a new recurring-revenue platform, but ended the September quarter with only $548,000 in cash. The company says statutory operating cash flow was positive, although its own matching-basis calculation points to an underlying cash outflow of about $1.16 million.

StepChange Holdings delivered a strong start to FY27, with unaudited first-quarter revenue rising 34% to $16.8 million and underlying EBITDA climbing 44% to $1.40 million. The consulting group also expanded its AI Method Library, advanced its US operations and lifted gross margin, although cash declined as acquisition consideration was funded.

icetana AI has started FY27 with a sharp lift in recurring revenue and quarterly sales, while its Antara Core platform reached its first commercial deployment. The progress came alongside higher operating cash outflows and a $3.9 million cash balance.

Tasmea delivered record FY26 earnings and lifted its FY27 guidance, as the WorkPac acquisition reshaped the group and the newly completed Maxim and JPS deals move into the numbers. The opportunity is substantial, but so is the execution task: margin mix, integration and earn-out obligations now matter more than ever.

Ampol's third-quarter trading strengthened as Lytton refinery margins more than doubled and Convenience Retail sales surged, but extra maintenance will reduce expected fourth-quarter higher-value product output by about 150 million litres. The Ultra Low Sulfur Fuels project has also slipped into the first quarter of 2027, while the proposed Evie Networks acquisition awaits regulatory clearance.

Advanced Braking Technology increased Q1 FY27 product sales by 8.3% and ended September with $7.3 million in bank cash. The mining safety company also moved BRAKEiQ closer to CAS Level 9 certification, although the quarter produced a small loss before tax.

Coventry Group’s Q1 FY27 EBITDA nearly doubled to A$5.4 million as cost reductions and margin gains began to outweigh modest sales growth. Leverage has also halved from its March peak, although the strategic review has yet to produce a transaction.

Vitura Health grew FY2026 revenue 6% to $131.2 million, but a sharp margin squeeze pushed the ASX-listed digital health company into a $4.4 million statutory loss. With ANZ debt classified as current and a potential $6 million FY2027 revenue hit from changed Bupa referrals, the promised turnaround faces a demanding test.

Shaver Shop Group Limited (ASX:SSG) delivered record FY2026 sales, gross profit and operating cash flow, but flagged a softer-than-expected start to the new financial year. Transform-U reached $18 million in sales, while supplier logistics issues and promotional timing weighed on early FY2027 trading.

Dusk Group has carried its FY26 momentum into the new financial year, with like-for-like sales up 7.2% in the first 15 weeks despite operating six fewer stores. The home-fragrance retailer is now preparing a tightly controlled South African launch while an unresolved ACCC court case remains a material complication.