The Cedar Woods Properties Ltd (ASX: CWP) share price is in focus today as the company posted a record net profit after tax (NPAT) of $65.6 million for FY26, up 36% on last year, and announced a fully franked final dividend of 25.0 cents per share.

What did Cedar Woods report?

• Record FY26 NPAT of $65.6 million, up 36% from $48.1 million in the previous year
• Full-year revenue rose to $502.4 million, up from $465.9 million (an increase of 8%)
• Record earnings per share of 77.9 cents, up 33% on prior year
• Fully franked final dividend of 25.0 cents per share declared, bringing total FY26 dividends to 39.0 cents, up 34%
• Record presales of $830 million at 30 June 2026, representing more than 90% of forecast FY27 revenue
• Strong balance sheet with $120 million in available liquidity and gearing at 18%

What else do investors need to know?

Cedar Woods reported a notable increase in enquiries and sales, with gross sales up 5% for FY26 and net sales also rising 5% to hit new highs. Presales provide substantial earnings visibility for FY27, reducing near-term risk.

The company also strengthened its development pipeline with acquisitions in Western Australia, Victoria, and Queensland, adding more than 1,100 new lots and units. In addition, a new WA acquisition after year end allowed expansion of its Bushmead estate.

Cedar Woods completed successful joint venture projects during the year and continues to prioritise partnerships to grow its portfolio.

What did Cedar Woods management say?

Cedar Woods Managing Director Nathan Blackburne commented:

FY26 was the strongest year in Cedar Woods’ history, with record results across the key financial and operating measures of the business. The result demonstrates the earnings leverage in the portfolio when higher settlement revenue is combined with stronger margins.

What’s next for Cedar Woods?

Looking ahead to FY27, Cedar Woods is targeting 15% NPAT growth, underpinned by its record $830 million in presales, with over 90% of forecast revenue already contracted. The company expects gross margin to remain steady and anticipates softer residential sales conditions early in FY27 before sentiment improves as rates stabilise.

Management highlighted the company’s robust pipeline of more than 9,600 lots, homes and offices across four states, and strong balance sheet capacity to pursue further growth through acquisitions and partnerships.

Cedar Woods share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, Cedar Woods shares have declined 5%, trailing the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO), which has risen 1% over the same period.

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The Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) share price is in focus after the company announced a 79% jump in Ore Reserves to 4.3 million ounces of gold and a 17% lift in Mineral Resources to 14 million ounces at 30 June 2026, signalling a significant step-up in its growth ambitions.

What did Ramelius Resources report?

• Group Mineral Resources increased 17% to 14Moz of gold (260Mt at 1.7g/t)
• Ore Reserves surged 79% to 4.3Moz of gold (70Mt at 1.9g/t Au)
• FY26 drilling added 1.8Moz of new discovery ounces at an average cost of A$55/oz
• Key gains included a maiden 1.6Moz Ore Reserve for the Never Never underground (Dalgaranga) and 260koz at Roe underground (Rebecca-Roe)
• The Mt Magnet hub remains central, with reported Mineral Resources up 21% to 10Moz

What else do investors need to know?

Ramelius continued strengthening its core Mt Magnet hub while advancing higher-value, longer-life projects. The 2026 Resources and Reserves update was underpinned by historic levels of exploration, notably at Dalgaranga, Galaxy, and the Cue deposits.

The company achieved an attractive discovery cost of A$55/oz, supporting ongoing exploration spend (A$90–110 million is budgeted for FY27). Ramelius has also set a company-wide Exploration Target of up to 1.6Moz, showing confidence in future conversion.

A detailed production and cost outlook to FY30, including guidance for FY27, is expected in September. The updated resource base provides a platform for the company’s longer-term production goal of 500,000 ounces per annum by FY30.

What’s next for Ramelius Resources?

Ramelius is targeting further organic growth via aggressive exploration, aiming to convert more resources and boost production scale. With additional open pit and underground targets identified across Mt Magnet, Dalgaranga, and Roe, exploration will remain a key focus.

Investors can look forward to updated production, cost, and exploration plans in September, which should give more visibility around FY27 guidance and Ramelius’ path towards its 500,000-ounce annual production target by 2030.

Ramelius Resources share price snapshot

The Ramelius Resources share price has been a strong performer over the past 12 months, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 index (ASX: XJO) with a gain of around 30%.

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The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) share price could be significantly undervalued if it’s able to deliver on its growth potential.

Zip is a rapidly growing buy now, pay later business with its main operations in Australia and the US. It has provided guidance that it intends to exit New Zealand.

The business recently reported its FY26 result which included a number of impressive growth metrics.

Given the guidance the business provided for FY27, the outlook looks promising for several reasons.

Rapid expansion in the US

To buy an ASX growth share, I think we need to see that the company’s core offering has a compelling future.

I think it’s safe to say that Zip is growing rapidly in the US, which is now its biggest source of growth.

In FY26, the US was responsible for around two-thirds of the company’s revenue and that percentage is likely to keep growing. The company’s total revenue grew by 24.7%, with 37.3% revenue growth in the US in Australian dollar terms and just 4.6% revenue growth for ANZ. In US dollar terms, US revenue rose 44.3%.

The US is also the company’s only source of customer growth. During FY26, US active customers rose 9.3% to 4.65 million, while ANZ active customers decreased 8% to 1.88 million. ANZ revenue grew because of transaction growth.

In FY27, Zip is expecting US total transaction value (TTV) growth of more than 30%.

Increasing profit margins

Zip is not just growing its revenue; its profit margins are increasing thanks to operating leverage, allowing the profits to grow much faster than revenue.

The buy now, pay later business reported in FY26 that its total income rose by 24.6% to $1.35 billion, cash gross profit grew by 26.2% to $642.3 million and cash operating profit (EBTDA) jumped 57.9% to $268.9 million.

I’m not expecting Zip’s cash EBITDA to continue growing at that pace forever, given how challenging it is to grow profit as the numbers get bigger.

But, as the company grows, I think its expanding scale and operating leverage will improve profit margins. The company expects its operating margin to rise again in FY27 to between 20% and 22%.

Good Zip share price valuation

At the time of writing, Zip’s share price is valued at 28x FY26 earnings, which I don’t think is very expensive, given its US TTV is expected to grow by at least 30%.

The projection on Commsec suggests the business could grow its earnings per share (EPS) by close to 48% to 13.6 cents in FY27, 17.8 cents in FY28 and 22.4 cents in FY29.

Those EPS forecasts suggest the company is valued at 19x FY27’s estimated earnings at the time of writing. With projections of further profit growth in FY28 and FY29, the company could seem cheap at this level.

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