Latest Market Challenges News

Sims Limited reports a stellar FY25 with underlying EBIT nearly tripling, driven by strategic growth and sustainability achievements, while setting an ambitious outlook for FY26 amid market challenges.

Little Green Pharma Ltd reported a 9.6% revenue increase to $19.2 million and slashed its net loss by 73% in the half-year ending September 2025, driven by strong growth in European medicinal cannabis markets.

Oceania Healthcare Limited reported a robust 1HY26 performance, marked by increased sales volumes, improved care profitability, and disciplined capital management. The company’s strategic focus on sales, operational excellence, and debt reduction sets a solid foundation for sustainable growth.

Oceania Healthcare reports a robust interim result for the six months to September 2025, with significant earnings growth, improved sales, and a reduction in debt gearing. The company’s strategic focus on cost control, capital management, and sustainable care delivery underpins its positive outlook despite housing market headwinds.

Saferoads Holdings has divested its Road Safety Rentals business for $10.8 million, repaid debt, and is now focusing on rebuilding its core product sales with new hires and product innovation.

HITIQ Limited has launched its PROTEQT™ concussion management system in North America, securing exclusive Canadian distribution rights and initiating a dual-channel market strategy targeting hockey’s vast ecosystem.

ReadCloud Limited reported a robust FY25 with a 109% surge in underlying EBITDA, driven by strong growth in its Australian school businesses. The company’s FY26 outlook targets continued organic expansion and disciplined execution amid industry funding uncertainties.

IPH Limited reported solid FY25 profit growth driven by Canadian acquisitions and a promising FY26 start despite challenges in Australia and New Zealand. CEO Andrew Blattman announced his retirement for late 2026, marking a pivotal leadership transition.

Perpetual Resources has identified a new lithium-bearing pegmatite trend exceeding 400 metres at its Mauricio Target in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, reinforcing the potential for multiple mineralised bodies within its Igrejinha Project. The company is intensifying exploration activities ahead of planned drilling in 2026.

Independent testing by UNSW confirms Green Critical Minerals’ Very High Density (VHD) technology outperforms copper and aluminium in thermal conductivity and diffusivity, positioning it as a breakthrough in thermal management.

Australian Agricultural Company Limited (AACo) has reported a record first-half operating profit of $39.8 million, nearly doubling from the previous year, driven by higher beef prices and strategic live cattle sales. The company’s investments in genetics, carbon projects, and global market expansion set a strong foundation for future growth.

Australian Agricultural Company Limited (AACo) has reported robust growth in its FY26 half-year results, with significant increases in operating profit, statutory EBITDA, and cattle sales driving the upbeat performance.