ASX reporting season: All the latest news from companies releasing financial results to the market today

Super Retail Group has hailed a modest rise in revenue for the big-box retailer’s portfolio amid “significant headwinds”.

The company, which owns Rebel Sports, Supercheap Auto and BCF, saw revenue rise 3.2 per cent over FY26 to $4.2 billion.

But statutory net profit slumped 7.2 per cent to $206m, despite group-wide gross margins jumping 10 basis points to 45.7 per cent.

Like-for-like sales were strongest at Rebel, rising 3.8 per cent, whicle Supercheap Auto sales grew 2.7 per cent.

Sales retreated 2.1 per cent for BCF.

“First half trading was impacted by adverse environmental conditions in South Australia and Victoria resulting ina reduction in marine and fishing activity,” Super Reatil said.

“Despite a positive start to the second half, the leisure category was heavily impacted by the sharp increase in domestic fuel prices and concerns around supply shortages, which significantly moderated outdoor leisure activity over the crucial Easter trading period.”

Group MD and CEO Paul Bradshaw said it was a solid financial result for the group, with record sales achieved in the face of significant headwinds that included geopolitical instability in the Middle East, unfavourable weather and increasing interest rate pressure on households.

“During the year, we also delivered key strategic projects, including a new human resources core and payroll system and the seamless execution of our new automated distribution centre in Victoria,” he said.

“While our brands collectively delivered profit growth, the deliberate investment in these projects to position the group for long-term success resulted in a decline in profit before tax.

“Towards the end of the financial year, we launched our new five-year strategy that outlined our ambitious growth plans and transformation agenda.

”While challenges in the broader retail landscape remain, I’m confident we have the team and strategy in placeto meet evolving customer needs and deliver future growth.”

fake-ID wielding teenager has landed two Sydney casinos in hot water after they failed to prevent his antics.

Carrying a fraudulent driver’s licence, the 16-year-old boy was able to access Crown Sydney on 19 occasions and consume free alcohol in the process.

The venue allowed the boy – who on some occasions was accompanied by his mother – to gamble and attain silver membership status.

He was also able to pay three undetected visits to fellow casino The Star Sydney.

Following an investigation by Liquor and Gaming NSW, both venues have been slapped with huge fines for failing to detect the teen between April and August 2025.

The case was referred to the NSW independent Casino Commission (NICC), which has handed down severe sanctions to both casinos.

Crown Sydney, where the lion’s share of the teen’s activity took place, has been ordered to pay a $1.75m.

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A glistening gold price run over the past financial year has delivered Northern Star Resources a stellar rise in revenue and profit.

But the Super Pit owner won’t share the extra wealth with shareholders, maintaining a final dividend of 30c a share - the same figure it paid out in FY25.

Revenue soared 19 per cent to $7.62 billion over the year to June 30, up 19 per cent on the previous year as Middle East tensions and a global energy crisis pushed prices of the precious metal to multiple record highs.

Underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was $4.3b, with underlying free cash flow of $190 million.

Cash earnings was up just one per cent to $2.9b and net profit leapt 24 per cent to $1.67b.

Outgoing CEO Stuart Tonkin said Northern Star - which has so far resisted calls from from activist major shareholder Elliott Investment Management for a board clear-out or possible sale - said the miner was “at an important inflection point”.

Florida-based Elliott Investment Management on Friday issued a response to a scathing letter signed by Northern Star chair Michael Chaney and addressed to all shareholders on Thursday.

In the letter, Mr Chaney accused Elliott of making demands “to which no responsible board would agree”.

Northern Star’s three production hubs are forecast to turn out between 1.5 and 1.65 million ounces this year at all-in costs of between $3050 and $3450.

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The main US stock market indexes closed modestly higher, as easing government bond yields boosted risk appetites while a dramatic rally in shares of vaccine-maker Moderna drove gains in the healthcare sector.

Investors barely reacted to minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting, which showed deepening concern about inflation with “several” policymakers ready to raise interest rates.

Many said a rate hike would be needed if inflation does not decline to the US central bank’s 2 per cent target.

But a day after the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond hit its highest level since 2007, the yield fell on Wednesday along with the 10-year Treasury yield.

The moves came after the US Treasury announced it would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated bonds.

“The risk-on trade is trying to hang on to the lifeline that Treasury Secretary Bessent sent,” said Carol Schleif, chief market strategist at BMO Private Wealth, noting that riskier assets including high-profile technology stocks had sold off in recent days as bond yields rose.

Concerns over ballooning government debt and rising inflation had pushed global bond yields to multi-decade highs on Tuesday.

Schleif said investors were relieved by the government support as higher rates “could potentially impact the AI trade” as technology companies have been issuing debt and equity and using their own cash to fund construction of data centres supporting AI.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 119.65 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 53,463.05, the S&P 500 gained 16.22 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 7707.98 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 41.38 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 26,331.09.

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