PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: Numerous earnings including from Coles, Monadelphous and Woodside Energy, Hyundai reaches agreement with trade union

AUSTRALIA ARB Corporation (ARB AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 5.2% Y/Y to 92.4mln, underlying net fell 7.5% Y/Y to 89mln, rev. fell 3.7% Y/Y to 711.5mln, final dividend AUD 0.35/shr. (Dow Jones Newsplus) AUB Group (AUB AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 47% Y/Y to 96.0mln, underlying net rose 12% Y/Y to 224.6mln, rev. rose 6% Y/Y to 1.24bln, final dividend AUD 0.71/shr, expects FY27 underlying net of AUD 245–265mln, representing growth of 9.1–18.0%. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Cedar Woods Properties (CWP AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 36% Y/Y to 65.6mln, rev. rose 8% Y/Y to 502.4mln, final dividend AUD 0.25/shr, targets FY27 net growth of 15%. (Motley Fool) Coles Group (COL AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 1.0% Y/Y to 1.09bln, EBIT rose 0.5% Y/Y to 2.09bln, rev. rose 2.8% Y/Y to 45.72bln, final dividend AUD 0.37/shr, supermarket sales excluding tobacco rose 5.1% and sales growth in the first eight weeks of FY27 was consistent with Q4 FY26. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (DBI AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 14% Y/Y to 49.2mln, rev. rose 9.5% Y/Y to 434.2mln, Q2 distribution AUD 0.0675/security. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Electro Optic Systems (EOS AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net loss 32.9mln, rev. 168.8mln, no interim dividend, expects FY26 rev. of AUD 360–400mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus) G8 Education (GEM AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net loss 38.8mln, rev. fell 11% Y/Y to 413.6mln, no interim dividend. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Genius Group (GNS US) - Investors have an opportunity to seek lead-plaintiff status in a securities-fraud lawsuit against Citadel Securities and Virtu Americas. (Press Release) GenusPlus Group (GNP AT) - Co. FY (AUD) underlying net rose 44% Y/Y to 54.7mln, normalised EBITDA rose 49.6% Y/Y to 100.8mln, rev. rose 70.5% Y/Y to 1.28bln. (Motley Fool) Monadelphous Group (MND AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 52% Y/Y to 127.3mln, rev. rose 29% Y/Y to 2.80bln, final dividend AUD 0.59/shr, with more than AUD 2.7bln of contracts and extensions secured since 1 July 2025 and its committed pipeline remaining strong. (Dow Jones Newsplus) MyState (MYS AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 58% Y/Y to 56.2mln, rev. rose 37% Y/Y to 255.9mln, final dividend AUD 0.125/security. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Nanosonics (NAN AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 14% Y/Y to 17.8mln but rose 13% on a constant-currency basis, while rev. rose 2.7% Y/Y to 203.9mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Ramelius Resources (RMS AT) - Co. increased ore reserves by 79% to 4.3mln ounces of gold and mineral resources by 17% to 14mln ounces as of 30 June 2026. (Motley Fool) Scentre Group (SCG AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 25% Y/Y to 974.5mln, funds from operations rose 4.4% Y/Y to 612.4mln and rev. fell 8.3% Y/Y to 1.20bln. (Dow Jones Newsplus) SiteMinder (SDR AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net loss 11.3mln (prev. loss 24.5mln Y/Y), rev. 266.1mln (prev. 224.3mln Y/Y). (Dow Jones Newsplus) SkyCity Entertainment Group (SKC AT) - Co. rejected unsolicited non-binding takeover proposals from Oaktree Capital at NZD 0.70/shr and another party at NZD 0.75/shr after determining they undervalued the Co. and contained problematic conditions, with neither party submitting an improved proposal. (Dow Jones Newsplus) South32 (S32 AT) - Co. increased its Sierra Gorda ore-reserve estimate by 61%, highlighting the scale and quality of the orebody and its potential for further growth. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Tourism Holdings (THL AT) - Co. FY (NZD) net from continuing operations 39.9mln (prev. loss 14.1mln Y/Y), underlying net rose 34% Y/Y to 46.1mln, rev. fell 5% Y/Y to 852.9mln, rental rev. rose 11% Y/Y to 517.5mln, FY dividend rose 62% Y/Y to NZD 0.105/shr. (Motley Fool) Tyro Payments (TYR AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net rose 20% Y/Y to 21.3mln, EBITDA rose 8.6% Y/Y to 66.9mln, rev. rose 0.7% Y/Y to 489.4mln, transaction value rose 2.9% Y/Y to 44.25bln, no final dividend. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Viva Energy Group (VEA AT) - Co. enters H2 with a strong balance sheet and expects H2 2026 C&I earnings to moderate but remain above H2 2025, while federal fuel-security programmes could support substantial infrastructure development at its Geelong energy hub. (Newswires) Vulcan Steel (VSL AT) - Co. FY (NZD) EPS rose 20% Y/Y to 0.144, adjusted EPS rose 10.8% Y/Y to 0.151, EBITDA rose 19% Y/Y to 129.3mln and adjusted EBITDA rose 16% Y/Y to 130.3mln. (Motley Fool) WiseTech Global (WTC AT) - Co. appointed Tim Ebbeck as a non-executive director and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Woodside Energy Group (WDS AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net rose 27% Y/Y to 1.67bln, underlying net rose 7% Y/Y to 1.33bln, interim dividend USD 0.57/shr. (Dow Jones Newsplus) Broker Ratings/Price Target Ampol (ALD AT) price target raised 6.4% to AUD 41.50/shr by UBS. Ansell (ANN AT) price target raised 9.3% to AUD 38.60/shr by Macquarie; price target raised 13% to AUD 38.70/shr by UBS. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN AT) price target cut 7.1% to AUD 10.50/shr by UBS. Chorus (CNU NZ) price target cut 3.1% to NZD 9.45/shr by UBS. Data#3 (DTL AT) price target raised 29% to AUD 11.00/shr by UBS. Endeavour Group (EDV AT) price target cut 7.1% to AUD 3.25/shr by UBS. IDP Education (IEL AT) cut to Neutral from Buy by UBS; price target cut 62% to AUD 1.95/shr. IGO (IGO AT) cut to Neutral from Buy by UBS; price target cut 7.8% to AUD 8.85/shr. Mineral Resources (MIN AT) price target cut 2.5% to AUD 79.00/shr by UBS. Nib Holdings (NHF AT) raised to Neutral from Underperform by Macquarie; price target raised 8.2% to AUD 6.60/shr by Macquarie; price target cut 2.6% to AUD 7.40/shr by UBS. Perenti (PRN AT) price target cut 1.75% to AUD 2.80/shr by Macquarie. Reece (REH AT) cut to Underperform from Neutral by Macquarie; price target raised 2.0% to AUD 15.20/shr. JAPAN Eisai (4523 JT) - Co. and Biogen announced that once-weekly subcutaneous LEQEMBI IQLIK is now available in the US as an autoinjector-based initiation therapy for adults with early Alzheimer’s disease, offering an alternative to intravenous dosing. (Newswires) Nissan Motor (7201 JT) - Uber will introduce the Co.’s new Elgrand luxury minivan across its regulated taxi and chauffeured-car services in Japan. (Nikkei) SoftBank Corp. (9434 JT) - Fitch affirmed the Co.’s long-term issuer default rating at BBB+ with a stable outlook. (Fitch) Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group (8309 JT) - Co. plans to enter Vietnam’s asset-management sector as early as 2027 through a joint venture with a state-owned bank. (Nikkei) Suzuki Motor (7269 JT) - Co. unveiled its e-Sky mini EV, which offers greater energy efficiency than BYD’s Racco, ahead of its Japanese launch in November and eventual exports to Europe. (Nikkei) Tech Japan plans to launch an AI-powered data-sharing platform as early as FY27 to accelerate new-materials development tenfold. (Nikkei) Other News Japan is reportedly considering exempting gains from non-core business sales from corporate tax if companies reinvest the proceeds in acquisitions, with the proposal expected to form part of tax-reform requests due at the end of August. (Nikkei) Japan plans to propose around JPY 100bln in funding to help domestic companies acquire undersea cable-laying ships as costs rise and Chinese competition increases. (Nikkei) SOUTH KOREA Hanmi Pharmaceutical (128940 KS) - Co. signed a KRW 3.2tln licensing agreement with Roche’s Genentech for an obesity drug candidate designed to reduce body fat while preserving and increasing muscle mass. (Yonhap) Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) - Co. and its labour union tentatively reached a wage agreement providing a KRW 100k increase in monthly base pay, a performance bonus exceeding 400% of monthly salary and an additional KRW 12.5mln payment. (Yonhap) Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) - South Korean President Lee is expected to meet Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong this week for possible talks on major semiconductor and AI investment projects, while the Co. faces growing employee unrest over a hundredfold disparity in bonuses between its semiconductor and smartphone divisions. (Yonhap/Nikkei)