Industrials

Korvest (ASX:KOV) has emerged from FY26 with two contrasting signals: recordrevenueand a softer bottom line. The difference largely reflects one-off remediation costs and the largestcapitalinvestmentprogramme in the company’s history. With the new Kilburn factory completed in July 2026 and management citing record levels of …

•The Welltech acquisition, confirmed in Vysarn's ASX announcement of 28 July 2026, values the target at up to AUD 60 million: AUD 50 million upfront (split between AUD 37.25 million cash and.

• XRF Scientific agreed to acquire Bruker's combustion gas analysis (CGA) business for US$4 million upfront plus up to US$1 million earnout, representing approximately 0.75 times the unit's 2025 unaudited revenue of roughly US$5.3 million.

• IPD Group acquired mining-cable specialist Platinum Cables for up to $45 million (including earnout), adding approximately $44.8 million in annual revenue and $8.2 million in EBITDA at an estimated 11.5% EPS accretion.

• CTI Logistics guided to FY26 profit before tax approximately 75% above the prior year's $19.7 million, implying a result near $34.5 million, on revenue around $355 million (up ~9%).

• Qantas reported underlying profit before tax of A$1,456 million for the six months to 31 December 2025, up ~5%, alongside a fully franked interim dividend of 19.8 cents and a buyback of up to A$150 million.

• Record FY26 unaudited revenue of $23.5 million, up from $19.1 million in FY25, with Q4 product sales hitting $6.2 million.