
We see HY2025 as the first genuinely credible step in EVO’s multi-year turnaround. Not a cosmetic clean-up. Not a one-off bounce. A real shift. Occupancy is climbing, labour stability is improving, centre-level margins are widening, and cashflow finally has the shape of something we can underwrite. Management has been making tough decisions — cutting deadweight centres, fixing staffing inconsistencies, and rebuilding trust in local communities — and the P&L now reflects it.

We continue to view Accent Group (AX1) as one of the few genuinely scaled, defensible retail platforms in Australia and New Zealand. In a sector where earnings volatility is the norm and brand power often trumps execution, AX1 stands out because it has quietly built a multi-brand ecosystem that gives it pricing control, data-driven consumer reach, and operational leverage that smaller retailers simply cannot replicate.

Recent tariff changes and trade frictions have disrupted that advantage and slowed growth. However, CETTIRE’s flexible, low-cost structure suggests its core model remains intact, leaving the company with meaningful long-term profit potential despite the current uncertainty around customer growth and demand.

Aristocrat Leisure is a global gaming company delivering strong HY26 earnings growth and driving a share price re-rating, supported by buybacks and land-based strength, while investors remain cautious about whether digital segment growth can sustain long-term momentum.

Breville is a premium global small‑appliances brand leveraging coffee leadership, innovation and an asset‑light model to drive ~10% growth. Strong cash flow, balance sheet improvement and a growing Beanz ecosystem support a justified valuation premium despite tariff pressure.

Elders' shares fell over 20% after investors focused on weaker FY26 guidance, rising input and fuel costs, integration risks, despite strong half-year earnings growth driven by better conditions and Delta Agribusiness contributions, highlighting concerns about future margins and outlook uncertainty.