Highlights:

• Lycopodium delivered FY26 revenue growth and issued ambitious FY27 guidance, pointing to a substantial increase in earnings.
• Macmahon disclosed the conversion of 192,250 share rights into ordinary shares under its Non-Executive Director Salary Sacrifice Plan.
• European Lithium amended its proposed merger terms with Critical Metals Corp., potentially increasing the number of CRML shares received by EUR shareholders.

Stocks in Focus

The resources sector attracted strong investor attention on 19 August 2026, with Lycopodium Limited (ASX: LYL), Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX: MAH) and European Lithium Limited (ASX: EUR) recording sharp share price gains. The three announcements highlighted different developments across engineering services, mining operations and critical minerals, creating renewed market interest.

Lycopodium Builds a Stronger FY27 Outlook

Lycopodium Limited jumped 13.443% to AU$21.350 after delivering FY26 results and outlining a significantly stronger outlook. Revenue increased to AU$377.5 million, compared with AU$339.6 million in FY25, while EBITDA stood at AU$59.5 million and NPAT reached AU$40.2 million.

The bigger focus is FY27, with management guiding for revenue between AU$540 million and AU$580 million and NPAT of AU$54 million to AU$58 million. At the midpoint, the guidance implies approximately 50% revenue growth and 40% NPAT growth. Lycopodium said demand remains supported by gold, critical minerals, uranium and infrastructure, while recent project wins are strengthening its secured pipeline.

Macmahon Signals Director Shareholding Changes

Macmahon Holdings Limited gained 12.707% to AU$1.020. The available 19 August announcement concerns securities issued following the vesting of share rights rather than an operating or financial result.

A total of 192,250 ordinary shares were issued following the conversion of vested share rights under the Non-Executive Director Salary Sacrifice Plan. Of this amount, 64,100 shares related to director Greg Evans and 128,150 to director Dharmendra Chandran.

European Lithium Reshapes Merger Terms

European Lithium Limited advanced 12.068% to AU$0.325 after announcing revised terms for its proposed combination with NASDAQ-listed Critical Metals Corp.The revised agreement replaces the previous fixed exchange ratio with a floating mechanism capped between 0.025 and 0.045 CRML shares per EUR share. Based on the prevailing CRML VWAP at the announcement date, the maximum 0.045 ratio would currently apply, representing an increase of about 28.6% over the previous ratio.

What Comes Next

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