Latest Impairments News

Solara Minerals has reported a sharply wider FY2026 loss after impairing $3.14 million of exploration assets, while cash fell to $2.03 million. The early-stage explorer expanded its Bryah Basin portfolio but says further funding may be needed to continue exploration.

Mammoth Minerals expanded its Nevada exploration portfolio and drilled more than 21,000 metres at the Buster Trend, but its FY2026 report also highlights a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company posted a larger loss and remains dependent on future equity funding to sustain exploration.

Key Petroleum reduced its FY2026 loss, but the oil and gas explorer continues to rely on equity funding while awaiting Queensland Government decisions on ATP 920 and ATP 924. An auditor’s unmodified opinion still highlights material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

RPM Automotive Group’s audited FY26 accounts confirm a sharp deterioration in earnings, a $4 million goodwill impairment and banking covenant non-compliance. Management is now treating FY27 as a transition year focused on cash generation and operational repair.

Melbana Energy’s Block 9 project remains on care and maintenance after a partner default and US sanctions on CUPET, despite improved geological understanding from Amistad-2. The company ended FY2026 with $472,504 in cash and warned that additional funding is required to continue.

Green360 Technologies has moved its MKX metakaolin product from testing into commercial supply, securing a binding agreement with Holcim Australia while cutting annualised fixed cash costs by about $1.6 million. The progress comes against a $4.25 million FY2026 loss, $3.93 million in operating cash outflows and an explicit need to prove the business can scale before its cash buffer runs down.

SciDev Limited (ASX:SDV) finished FY26 with a sharp annual earnings decline, but a leaner business and stronger second-half performance offer a potential reset. Revenue fell 17% and underlying EBITDA dropped 49%, while the company exited loss-making international operations and rebuilt net cash to $6.8 million.

Strike Energy is moving from construction into execution, with its 85 MW South Erregulla power project nearing commercial operations and a 251 PJ West Erregulla reserve base underpinning its next gas development. The opportunity comes with a weaker FY26 earnings result, A$111.4 million of net debt and major funding obligations arriving from late 2026.

Sea Forest has reported a sharp lift in SeaFeed revenue during its first full year as an ASX-listed company, but remains loss-making as it funds production and market expansion. The methane-reduction specialist ended FY26 with $27.8 million in cash and term deposits and no borrowings.

Besra Gold’s FY2026 report puts its Gold Purchase Agreement with major shareholder Quantum Metal Recovery at the centre of the company’s financial risk profile. Funding received under the deal has been recorded as a contract liability tied to potential future gold deliveries, while the report also discloses an AU$140,000 payment to a former director.

Heartland Group Holdings (NZX: HGH, ASX: HGH) more than doubled FY2026 net profit as margins widened, asset quality improved and its proposed TSB merger moved towards a shareholder vote. The bank also reported a 16% fall in restated emissions, though much of its climate-risk work remains incomplete or estimate-driven.

Global X Hydrogen ETF reported a $33.5 million profit for the year to 30 June 2026, driven almost entirely by fair-value gains. But the ASX-listed fund has since seen its net asset value fall by more than 10% as hydrogen-related holdings weakened.