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Integrated Research’s FY26 annual report confirms a sharp earnings deterioration, with revenue down 16% and net profit collapsing to A$1.2 million. A stronger cash balance and new AI products offer financial resilience, but FY27 now hinges on turning product launches into commercial adoption.

Orora says strong Cans growth is no longer enough to offset weaker Saverglass earnings, with Group EBIT expected to decline in FY27. The company is targeting more than €30 million in Glass EBIT improvement by FY30 after a €449.7 million non-cash impairment.

De.mem has reported its strongest quarterly operating cash flow on record, with September cash receipts rising 29% year on year to approximately $10.1 million. The water treatment company also secured an $800,000 antiscalant framework agreement and two equipment orders due for delivery in 2027.

Genetic Signatures reduced its quarterly operating cash outflow to A$1.0 million after restructuring, while commercial testing began under its Danish hospital contract. The company is also advancing an all-scrip Microba merger, but faces a contested shareholder meeting later this month.

Servcorp Limited (ASX:SRV) has posted a third consecutive record year, with underlying profit, free cash flow and dividends all rising sharply. The debt-free workspace operator is guiding to another year of strong cash generation while investing in Saudi Arabia, technology and AI-enabled services.

hipages Group delivered stronger FY26 cash generation, expanded into insurance and set higher targets for revenue, margins and free cash flow in FY27. The headline profit surge was substantially helped by an $8.9 million deferred tax benefit, making cash flow and platform adoption the more useful measures of progress.

Locate Technologies has reported its first quarterly net profit as a listed company, with Locate2u revenue surging 72% and operating cash flow turning strongly positive. The result marks progress in its shift towards logistics software, although a November debt refinancing remains an immediate test.

Aeris Environmental’s FY2026 annual report pairs international commercial progress with a $5.03 million operating cash drain, $9.22 million in net liabilities and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company says it will need extended related-party loan terms and further funding while converting its technology and chemicals pipeline into recurring revenue.

OMG Group has reported its first positive quarterly EBITDA, with preliminary Q1 FY27 net sales rising 59% to approximately $1.92 million. The result marks a potential inflection point for the health and wellness food company, although the figures remain unaudited and do not establish cash profitability.

FortifAI has emerged from its first year as an AI infrastructure company with $20.4 million in cash, but a $29 million statutory loss and sharply lower gaming revenue. The company now needs to turn NOL8’s early testing and partnerships into commercial adoption before its cash-backed growth strategy faces a harder test.

Norwood Systems delivered higher revenue, record customer receipts and a sharp reduction in operating cash outflow in FY2026. But the ASX-listed AI voice company remains loss-making, cash-light and subject to a material going-concern uncertainty.

CONNEQT Health delivered sharp FY26 revenue growth and reduced its statutory loss as Pulse sales and clinical subscriptions expanded. But the ASX-listed medtech group ended the year with negative net assets, heavy cash burn and a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.