Latest Working Capital News

Silver Mines has secured firm commitments for a $70 million placement, giving the company more funding to advance its Bowdens Silver Project through development approvals and engineering studies. The raise also supports royalty acquisitions, exploration and land access, although nearly 43% of the new shares still require shareholder approval.

Nufarm expects FY26 underlying EBITDA to rise about 25% at the midpoint of its $370 million to $380 million range, while leverage falls from 2.7 times to approximately 2.0 times. The improvement comes alongside a sweeping cost-reduction program, but restructuring charges of up to $110 million post tax remain in the numbers.

Enova Mining has increased its unbrokered placement to $2 million after securing an additional $500,000 in binding commitments. The expanded raising will fund exploration and project work, but most of the 2 billion new shares still requires shareholder approval.

Horizon Gold’s annual report presents Gum Creek as a potential 880,000-ounce gold operation, but flags a material uncertainty over its ability to continue without further funding. The company is targeting a Final Investment Decision in Q2 2027 and first gold in the second half of 2028.

GreenTech Metals has turned a year of drilling, acquisitions and capital raising into a much larger West Pilbara exploration portfolio. The opportunity is growing, but the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over future funding as the company pursues Munni Munni and Whundo.

Yandal Resources posted its busiest exploration year yet, expanding the Arrakis discovery and ending FY2026 with 450,200 ounces of reported resources and $9.7 million in cash. But a larger loss, material going-concern uncertainty and a CEO transition leave the company needing to convert drilling momentum into resources and renewed funding support.

Black Canyon has spent the 2026 financial year moving Wandanya from discovery towards resource definition, backed by 17,200 metres of drilling and encouraging manganese beneficiation results. The exploration company ended the year with $7.77 million in cash and no debt, but remains reliant on future funding before any development decision can be made.

Papyrus Australia moved its banana-fibre technology into early commercialisation during FY26, signing an estimated $4.2 million TBS supply contract and delivering commercial-scale samples. But the company ended the year with $257,077 cash, negative equity and an auditor-flagged material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Rua Bioscience delivered a sharp rise in customer revenue and secured a UK agreement expected to generate NZ$10 million over two years. But PwC disclaimed an audit opinion, warning the company may not have enough cash without another capital raise.

Tanami Gold has entered FY27 with funding in place for a 3,500-metre underground decline at Groundrush, after raising $70.5 million and reporting a 2.8 million ounce Central Tanami resource. The project remains in the study and resource-definition phase, with no Ore Reserve or production decision yet disclosed.

Michael Hill International has returned to profit growth and restored its dividend after a year of sharper execution, brand simplification and stronger cash generation. Record revenue and a 57% rise in comparable EBIT mark a meaningful recovery, although the reset remains unfinished.

Biome Australia Limited (ASX:BIO) delivered its second consecutive profitable year in FY26, with revenue rising 30% to $23.9 million and operating cash flow turning positive. But the headline $3.6 million profit includes a $2.4 million deferred tax benefit, leaving FY27 execution as the real test of the company’s growth plan.