| 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.
|
|