Highlights

• A specialty retailer reported FY26 profit before tax of AU$211.1 million, excluding significant items, and raised full-year dividends 62% to 81 cents per share.
• A diversified investment house grew post-tax net asset value 31.4% to AU$14.5 billion and extended its dividend growth run to 28 years.
• An energy metals company issued new shares after holders exercised Share Purchase Plan (SPP) options, adding to its quoted capital.

Three ASX-listed companies each rose more than 6% on 24 September 2026, across retail, investment and resources. Two had released full-year results that day, and the third had recently lodged a notice about new shares. The companies differ widely in size and business focus, but each announcement shows how management is handling cash, capital and growth plans ahead of FY27.

Share Price Update

• Premier Investments (ASX: PMV) shares last traded at AU$11.950, up AU$0.790 or 7.078% for the day.
• Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL) shares last traded at AU$23.130, up AU$1.480 or 6.836% for the day.
• Soul Patts (ASX: SOL) shares last traded at AU$48.330, up AU$2.820 or 6.196% for the day.

Premier Investments: Peter Alexander Drives Results

Premier Investments Limited released its FY26 results on 24 September 2026 for the 52 weeks ended 25 July 2026. Profit before tax, excluding significant items, was AU$211.1 million. Statutory NPAT was AU$129.2 million.

Premier Retail EBIT was AU$175.9 million, in line with guidance, on sales of AU$795.5 million. Peter Alexander posted record sales of AU$565.3 million, up 3.2%, and its loyalty program passed 1.4 million members in its first 10 months. Smiggle sales fell 12.9% to AU$230.2 million during a planned relaunch, which includes new product ranges and a loyalty program launched on 30 July 2026.

Premier held AU$391.4 million in cash, and its Breville stake had a market value of AU$1.08 billion. The Board approved a 36-cent-per-share fully franked final dividend, which is due to be paid on 22 January 2027. The on-market share buyback continues.

Soul Patts: Brickworks Merger Lifts Net Asset Value

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited also reported on 24 September 2026, for the year ended 31 July 2026. Post-tax NAV rose to AU$14.5 billion. Pre-tax NAV returned 10.2%, beating the ASX200 Total Return Index's 6.0%.

Net cash flow from investments increased 11.5% to AU$572 million, supported by the credit book, private companies and industrial property. Statutory NPAT reached AU$2,191 million, lifted by a AU$1.3 billion one-off gain linked to the Brickworks merger.

The fully franked final dividend of 63 cents, up 6.8%, marks 28 consecutive years of dividend growth. Total shareholder return for the year was 16.8%. Available liquidity reached AU$3.8 billion, helped by AU$1.9 billion from selling the Goodman Group property joint venture.

Sunrise Energy Metals: Small Option-Linked Share Issue

On 21 September 2026, Sunrise Energy Metals Limited applied to quote 6,253 new ordinary shares, issued on 18 September 2026. Holders had exercised SPP options at AU$0.40 each, raising about AU$2,501. The newly issued shares will carry the same rights as the company’s existing ordinary shares, bringing the total number of quoted shares to 169,492,198. Sunrise also has 976,754 SPP options, 5,009,540 performance rights and 5,764,706 options with a AU$4.25 exercise price on issue. Remaining options could bring in more capital if exercised.

Outlook

Premier said trading in the first seven weeks of 1H27 was broadly flat, with the peak Christmas and Back-to-School periods still ahead. Soul Patts expects FY27 conditions to stay uncertain but has approved a further AU$662 million in offshore private market commitments. For Sunrise, further option exercises could add to its share count before the SPP options expire in May 2027.

These updates show three different stories. Premier is backing brand growth while paying higher dividends. Soul Patts is using its larger balance sheet after the Brickworks merger to reinvest. Sunrise's small share issue is a routine capital update. Investors will watch Premier's holiday trading, how Soul Patts deploys its capital, and whether more Sunrise options are exercised in the months ahead.

Note- All data presented is based on information available at the time of writing.

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