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Forsyth Barr

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<ul><li>Turners Automotive (TRA) reported a solid 1H26 result, slightly ahead of expectations, with NPBT up +13% to NZ$30.4m despite a subdued New Zealand economy.</li><li>Revenue increased +5% to NZ$219m, underscoring TRA’s ability to navigate a sluggish economy and constrained vehicle supply.</li><li>TRA reiterated its FY26 dividend guidance of at least NZ32c per share (+10% against the prior year), while FY26 NPBT guidance of around NZ$60m implies +11% growth on FY25.</li></ul>

Turners Automotive (TRA) reported a solid 1H26 result, slightly ahead of expectations, with NPBT up +13% to NZ$30.4m despite a subdued New Zealand economy.Revenue increased +5% to NZ$219m, underscoring TRA’s ability to navigate a sluggish economy and constrained vehicle supply.TRA reiterated its FY26 dividend guidance of at least NZ32c per share (+10% against the prior year), while FY26 NPBT guidance of around NZ$60m implies +11% growth on FY25.

Turners Automotive Group Ltd 1H26 Driving Through A Low-Speed Economy

<ul><li>Turners Automotive (TRA) used its 2025 ASM to underline confidence in continuing earnings growth despite ongoing consumer weakness.</li><li>TRA expects 1H26 NPBT growth of at least +10%, in line with our forecast of +11.7% in 1H26.</li><li>TRA’s Finance receivables book grew +5% in the first four months of FY26, tracking towards our expectation of +12% growth for the full year.</li></ul>

Turners Automotive (TRA) used its 2025 ASM to underline confidence in continuing earnings growth despite ongoing consumer weakness.TRA expects 1H26 NPBT growth of at least +10%, in line with our forecast of +11.7% in 1H26.TRA’s Finance receivables book grew +5% in the first four months of FY26, tracking towards our expectation of +12% growth for the full year.

Turners Automotive Group Ltd ASM Diversified Growth Steers Confidence

<ul><li>The June 2025 quarter extended the uneven trends seen in the first quarter of 2025, with NZ's vehicle markets continuing to face macro headwinds amid soft import volumes and a fragile consumer backdrop.</li><li>Our sales tracker indicates TRA's sales volumes are tracking broadly flat in comparison with FY25 thus far in FY26, modestly below our estimates for a +4% increase during FY26.</li><li>On 4 July 2025, we downgraded our rating on TRA to NEUTRAL, from OUTPERFORM, citing a re-rating of ~50% over the past year to ~14x 12-month forward PE.</li></ul>

The June 2025 quarter extended the uneven trends seen in the first quarter of 2025, with NZ's vehicle markets continuing to face macro headwinds amid soft import volumes and a fragile consumer backdrop.Our sales tracker indicates TRA's sales volumes are tracking broadly flat in comparison with FY25 thus far in FY26, modestly below our estimates for a +4% increase during FY26.On 4 July 2025, we downgraded our rating on TRA to NEUTRAL, from OUTPERFORM, citing a re-rating of ~50% over the past year to ~14x 12-month forward PE.

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<ul><li>Turners Automotive (TRA) has been downgraded to NEUTRAL from OUTPERFORM, despite a 50% re-rating over the past year, due to a balanced risk-reward scenario.</li><li>While TRA's medium-term opportunity remains attractive, meaningful earnings upgrades are required to sustain its outperformance, which is unlikely given the suppressed consumer environment in New Zealand.</li><li>The company is expected to achieve its FY28 NPBT target a year early, but further share price momentum will require continued earnings upgrades.</li></ul>

Turners Automotive (TRA) has been downgraded to NEUTRAL from OUTPERFORM, despite a 50% re-rating over the past year, due to a balanced risk-reward scenario.While TRA's medium-term opportunity remains attractive, meaningful earnings upgrades are required to sustain its outperformance, which is unlikely given the suppressed consumer environment in New Zealand.The company is expected to achieve its FY28 NPBT target a year early, but further share price momentum will require continued earnings upgrades.

Turners Automotive Group Ltd Shifting Down a Gear, NEUTRAL

<ul><li>Turners Automotive (TRA) reported a strong FY25 result, delivering record earnings for the fifth consecutive year, with NPBT growth accelerating to +17% in 2H25.</li><li>The FY25 result rounds off an impressive decade of largely organic growth for TRA, with normalised EPS and DPS growing at +10% and +11% per annum since FY15.</li><li>TRA is now on track to hit its FY28 NPBT target of NZ$65m earlier than anticipated, underpinned by the roll-out of new sites in Auto Retail.</li></ul>

Turners Automotive (TRA) reported a strong FY25 result, delivering record earnings for the fifth consecutive year, with NPBT growth accelerating to +17% in 2H25.The FY25 result rounds off an impressive decade of largely organic growth for TRA, with normalised EPS and DPS growing at +10% and +11% per annum since FY15.TRA is now on track to hit its FY28 NPBT target of NZ$65m earlier than anticipated, underpinned by the roll-out of new sites in Auto Retail.

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Turners Automotive (TRA) reported a solid 1H26 result, slightly ahead of expectations, with NPBT up +13% to NZ$30.4m despite a subdued New Zealand...

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Turners Automotive Group Ltd ASM Diversified Growth Steers Confidence

Turners Automotive (TRA) used its 2025 ASM to underline confidence in continuing earnings growth despite ongoing consumer weakness.

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Our sales tracker indicates TRA's sales volumes are tracking broadly flat in comparison with FY25 thus far in FY26, modestly below our estimates...

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