v3.26.3
Segment Reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information

Year ended 30 June 2026
 
North
American
Lithium
$’000
   
All other
operations
$’000
   
Group /
unallocated
items and
eliminations
$’000
   
Total
$’000
 
Revenue
   
201,675
     
–
     
–
     
201,675
 
Total revenue
   
201,675
     
–
     
–
     
201,675
 
                                 
Underlying EBITDA
   
45,717
     
(1,299
)
   
(30,073
)
   
14,345
 
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense (1)
   
(20,923
)
   
(50
)
   
(511
)
   
(21,484
)
Underlying earnings adjustments (2)
   
165,467
     
–
     
(112,629
)
   
52,838
 
Profit/(loss) from operations
   
190,261
     
(1,349
)
   
(143,213
)
   
45,699
 
Net financial income
                           
725
 
Profit before income tax
                           
46,424
 
Income tax expense
                           
(2,034
)
Profit after income tax
                           
44,390
 
                                 
Underlying exploration expenditure
   
–
     
–
     
–
     
–
 
Underlying capital expenditure (3)
   
19,584
     
1,441
     
3
     
21,028
 
Total underlying assets
   
466,769
     
178,797
     
259,755
     
905,321
 
Total underlying liabilities
   
137,199
     
3,078
     
37,878
     
178,155
 
 
(1)
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense is comprised of depreciation and amortisation expense of $23.6 million, partially offset by favourable non-cash inventory movements of $2.1 million recognised within ‘Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress’. Refer to Note 7 for further details.
(2)
Refer to Note 4 (c) for further details.
(3)
Underlying capital expenditure excludes capitalised exploration expenditure and right-of-use asset additions.
 
Year ended 30 June 2025
 
North
American
Lithium
$’000
   
All other
operations
$’000
   
Group /
unallocated
items and
eliminations
$’000
   
Total
$’000
 
Revenue
   
145,016
     
–
     
–
     
145,016
 
Total revenue
   
145,016
     
–
     
–
     
145,016
 
                                 
Underlying EBITDA
   
(29,483
)
   
(1,444
)
   
(11,973
)
   
(42,900
)
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense (1)
   
(25,546
)
   
(20
)
   
(361
)
   
(25,927
)
Underlying earnings adjustments (2)
   
(175,388
)
   
–
     
(4,165
)
   
(179,553
)
Loss from operations
   
(230,417
)
   
(1,464
)
   
(16,499
)
   
(248,380
)
Net financial expense
                           
(670
)
Loss before income tax
                           
(249,050
)
Income tax benefit
                           
1,936
 
Loss after income tax
                           
(247,114
)
                                 
Underlying exploration expenditure
   
6,304
     
11,390
     
–
     
17,694
 
Underlying capital expenditure (3)
   
12,765
     
–
     
–
     
12,765
 
Total underlying assets
   
223,287
     
173,581
     
30,096
     
426,964
 
Total underlying liabilities
   
99,697
     
1,054
     
15,212
     
115,963
 
 
(1)
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense is comprised of depreciation and amortisation expense of $25.0 million and unfavourable non-cash inventory movements of $0.9 million recognised within ‘Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress’. Refer to Note 7 for further details.
(2)
Refer to Note 4 (c) for further details.
(3)
Underlying capital expenditure excludes capitalised exploration expenditure and right-of-use asset additions.

Year ended 30 June 2024
 
North
American
Lithium
$’000
   
All other
operations
$’000
   
Group /
unallocated
items and
eliminations
$’000
   
Total
$’000
 
Revenue
   
132,163
     
–
     
–
     
132,163
 
Total revenue
   
132,163
     
–
     
–
     
132,163
 
                                 
Underlying EBITDA
    (14,377 )     (265 )     (19,796 )     (34,438 )
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense (1)
    (22,118 )     (11 )     (325 )     (22,454 )
Underlying earnings adjustments (2)
    (13,053 )     (4,033 )     (3,636 )     (20,722 )
Loss from operations
    (49,548 )     (4,309 )     (23,757 )     (77,614 )
Net financial income
                            1,918  
Loss before income tax
                            (75,696 )
Income tax expense
                            (2,344 )
Loss after income tax
                            (78,040 )
                                 
Underlying exploration expenditure
   
10,959
     
10,817
     
80
     
21,856
 
Underlying capital expenditure (3)
   
58,822
     
7,695
     
2,687
     
69,204
 
Total underlying assets
   
429,072
     
123,264
     
77,585
     
629,921
 
Total underlying liabilities
   
73,391
     
2,725
     
23,484
     
99,600
 

(1)
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense is comprised of depreciation and amortisation expense of $22.1 million and unfavourable non-cash inventory movements of $0.4 million recognised within ‘Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress’. Refer to Note 7 for further details.
(2)
Refer to Note 4 (c) for further details.
(3)
Underlying capital expenditure excludes capitalised exploration expenditure and right-of-use asset additions.
Reconciliation of Segment Information to Statutory Results
The following table reconciles the underlying segment information to the Group’s statutory results for the year:

   
2026
$’000
   
2025
$’000
   
2024
$’000
 
Underlying EBITDA
   
14,345
     
(42,900
)
   
(34,438
)
Underlying depreciation and amortisation expense
   
(21,484
)
   
(25,927
)
   
(22,454
)
Underlying earnings adjustments
                       
Fair value adjustments to financial instruments (1)
    –       2,942       –  
Gain on bargain purchase (2)
    33,109       –       –  
Income from sale of tax benefits under flow through share arrangements (3)
    –       3,937       3,471  
Impairment and write down of financial assets (4)
    –       –       (5,333 )
Merger transaction and integration costs (5)
    (8,738 )     (8,102 )     –  
Net loss on disposal of financial assets (6)
    –       –       (828 )
Net movement in inventories relating to net realisable value adjustments (7)
    9,454       (2,718 )     (6,843 )
Reversal of impairment/(impairment) of non-financial assets (8)
    156,013       (175,612 )     (11,189 )
Write down on settlement of pre-existing contractual arrangement (9)
    (137,000 )     –       –  
Profit/(loss) from operations
   
45,699
     
(248,380
)
   
(77,614
)
Net financial income/(expense)
   
725
     
(670
)
   
1,918
 
Income tax benefit/(expense)
   
(2,034
)
   
1,936
     
(2,344
)
Profit/(loss) after income tax
   
44,390
     
(247,114
)
   
(78,040
)
 
(1)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘North American Lithium’.
(2)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’. Refer to Note 30 (d) for further details.
(3)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’.
(4)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘North American Lithium’ (2026 and 2025: Nil; 2024: $2.4 million) and ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’ (2026 and 2025: Nil; 2024: $2.9 million). Management has deemed the impairment and write down of financial assets of $0.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2025 to have been incurred in the ordinary course of business, and therefore no adjustment has been made for the purpose of the underlying results reconciliation. Refer to Note 7 for further details.
(5)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’. Refer to Note 7 for further details.
(6)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ’Group / unallocated items and eliminations’.
(7)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘North American Lithium’. Refer to Note 11 (b) for further details.
(8)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘North American Lithium’ (2026: profit of $156.0 million; 2025: $175.6 million; 2024: $3.8 million), ‘All other operations’ (2026 and 2025: Nil; 2024: $4.1 million) and ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’ (2026 and 2025: Nil; 2024: $3.3 million). Refer to Note 14 for further details.
(9)
Adjustment to profit/(loss) which is reported as part of ‘Group / unallocated items and eliminations’. Refer to Note 30 (d) for further details.
Major Customers
The Group generates revenue from external customers who individually account for greater than 10 per cent of the Group’s total revenue. The following table sets out the applicable revenue percentage generated from each of these customers:

   
2026
%
   
2025
%
   
2024
%
 
External Customer 1
   
76
     
33
     
–
 
External Customer 2
   
16
     
–
     
–
 
External Customer 3
   
8
     
67
     
45
 
External Customer 4
   
–
     
–
     
29
 
External Customer 5
    –       –       25