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Ryman Healthcare’s retirement village resales reached an eight-quarter high in the second quarter, while aged care occupancy climbed to 94%. The operating update also shows new-sales inventory continuing to decline as the company positions for stronger recurring earnings.

Lifestyle Communities recorded a sharp slowdown in both new and established home sales in the first quarter, as Victorian downsizers took longer to commit. Net debt fell by $8.4 million, but forthcoming VCAT refund payments will draw on working capital and existing debt facilities.

Trajan Scientific and Medical (ASX:TRJ) says FY27 has begun with improving revenue, quarterly nEBITDA of about A$3.5 million and a A$1.6 million reduction in net debt. The company expects mid-single-digit organic revenue growth and double-digit nEBITDA growth for the year, although its latest quarterly figures remain unaudited.

xReality Group has identified unaudited adjustments that deepen its FY26 loss by $5.79 million and cut net assets from $14.0 million to $6.7 million. Customer revenue and cash flow are unchanged, but trading is suspended until the audit and amended accounts are completed.

SkyCity has appointed UBS and Chapman Tripp to run a structured process exploring potential transactions and other ways to lift shareholder value, while continuing talks with two parties whose earlier approaches were rejected. The casino operator also expects major asset sale proceeds and says cost savings are tracking ahead of plan.

The Hydration Pharmaceuticals Company (ASX:HPC) has sharply reduced its operating losses, with Hydralyte LLC recording its first monthly EBITDA profit in August. The group remains loss-making overall, but improved margins and a lower cost base are beginning to show in the numbers.

Hallenstein Glasson delivered a sharp lift in FY2026 profit as sales, margins and Australian trading strengthened. The NZX-listed retailer also raised its full-year dividend to 69 cents per share, while warning that early FY2027 sales growth is unlikely to persist at the same pace.

JB Hi-Fi delivered record FY2026 sales of $11.06 billion and lifted its fully franked ordinary dividend by 22.5% to 337 cents per share. The early FY2027 trading update was less assured, with Australian sales and The Good Guys declining in July as shoppers waited for promotions and technology supply remained constrained.

Metcash delivered $558 million of operating cash flow and 2.8% ex-tobacco sales growth in the first 18 weeks of FY27, but warned that cost inflation, adverse sales mix and tobacco changes will weigh on first-half earnings. The group also expects to spend a further $18 million to $20 million on its Horizon technology program.

Select Harvests expects a near-record FY26 almond crop and stronger pool pricing, but wet-weather harvesting has pushed operational costs to A$13.9 million. Net debt is forecast below A$65 million at year-end, leaving the key earnings impact for the full-year results.

Activeport says revenue across Software, Network and Services is tracking above FY26 average levels in the opening quarter, while a completed restructure has cut annualised costs by $2 million. Underlying quarterly cash consumption is also reported to be 34% lower, although the company has not disclosed absolute revenue or cash figures.

Kyron Capital Group (ASX: KYN) reported a $51.9 million net loss for FY26, completing a $125 million recapitalisation to stabilise its balance sheet and reduce gearing. The Group's assets under management shrank to $1.8 billion following strategic divestments and mandate exits.