KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- 2Q26 net profit USD 86.5 Mn, -1.4% QoQ, +15.2% YoY, taking 1H26 to USD 174.2 Mn: 39.5% of FY26F consensus against revenue at 30.2%, so all four miss.
- 2Q26 revenue USD 316.4 Mn, +29.7% YoY, all of it coal. Metal processing booked no 1H26 revenue while carrying USD 319.9 Mn of aluminium at 30 June.
- 2Q26 gross margin 48.3%, up 8.3pp YoY, though the USD 12.8 Mn coal inventory build narrows that gain to 2.2pp. EBITDA rose 49.6% YoY to USD 149.2 Mn, yet USD 26.8 Mn of finance costs on the new Kaltara Power lease held 2Q26 net profit flat.
- Our read: a strong coal quarter, priced as though the aluminium were already selling. At 6.4x forward EV/EBITDA against a two-year mean of 5.3x, the market is paying for earnings the accounts have not shown, with consensus needing 2H26 revenue at 2.3x the 1H26 run rate. Key watch: whether the USD 319.9 Mn of aluminium inventory converts into recognised revenue in 3Q26.
Regards, Aldiracita Research