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Service Stream has reported higher margins, earnings and dividends for FY26, while its newly mobilised Defence operations are positioned to contribute more meaningfully in FY27. The company enters the new year with $8.2 billion of work in hand, a net cash balance sheet and a positive but non-specific growth outlook.

Sigma Healthcare has entered FY27 with double-digit Chemist Warehouse sales growth, stronger earnings and a merger integration program targeting $100 million in annual synergies by FY29. The next test is whether store expansion and technology consolidation can convert momentum into durable cash returns.

Bega Cheese has entered FY2027 with normalised EBITDA guidance of $240 million to $245 million after delivering a sharp improvement in FY2026 earnings. The company expects a relatively flat first half before stronger growth in the second half, supported by branded products, automation and manufacturing savings.

Locality Planning Energy has signed a 15-year energy services agreement with Walker Corporation for its SOL development in Maroochydore. The contract expands LPE’s property developer network, but revenue and infrastructure costs remain undisclosed and will build progressively from late 2027.

Vulcan Steel has carried its FY26 recovery into the new year, reporting a 39% lift in first-quarter revenue and a 51% increase in EBITDA. The company also raised its FY26 dividend, while cautioning that Australia and New Zealand’s recovery remains gradual and uneven.

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.

Verbrec has secured approximately A$22 million of water and wastewater infrastructure awards since the start of FY2027, led by a NZ$15.1 million headworks project in New Zealand. The contracts extend into FY2028 and support the company’s existing FY2027 revenue guidance, although margins and cash-flow timing remain undisclosed.

Ovanti sharply reduced its quarterly operating cash outflow to A$491,096, helped by higher customer receipts and cost reductions. But with only A$227,000 in cash, the ASX-listed fintech remains dependent on further funding, operating receipts and uncertain legal recoveries.

Delorean has secured the operational licence needed for its SA1 Salisbury bioenergy project to begin receiving organic waste, with construction about 90% complete. The approval moves the facility into waste acceptance and biological commissioning ahead of its planned biomethane export into Adelaide’s gas network.

BCI Minerals has pushed the Mardie project to 90% construction completion, while crystallised salt rose more than fivefold to 266,000 tonnes during the September quarter. The company still targets first salt on ship in calendar 2027, but the timetable depends on summer evaporation and the final commissioning push.

Nyrada has moved its PROTECT-MI heart-attack trial into active recruitment, with four hospitals open and three patients dosed. The biotech also reported supportive US FDA feedback, encouraging preclinical oncology data and AU$13.72 million in cash after a AU$12 million placement.