The All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is up 0.7% today, with one ASX All Ords stock doing plenty of the heavy lifting.
The fast-rising stock in question is Objective Corp Ltd (ASX: OCL).
Shares in the Aussie software company closed yesterday trading for $19.00. In earlier trade, shares just leapt to $22.99 apiece, up 21.0%. After some likely profit-taking, shares are trading for $22.49 each at the time of writing, up 18.4%.
Here's what's stoking investor interest.
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ASX All Ords stock rockets on surging profits
Investors are piling into the ASX All Ords stock following the release of Objective's full-year results for the 12 months to 30 June (FY 2025).
Among the highlights, Objective reported FY 2025 revenue of $123.5 million, up 5% year on year.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were also up 5% to $46.5 million.
And on the bottom line, net profit after tax (NPAT) increased by 13% to $35.4 million.
In other core financial metrics, annualised recurring revenue (ARR) of $120.2 million was up 15% year on year.
Management noted, "During FY 2025, 100% of our software revenue was contracted under a subscription model and recurring revenue represented 84% of total revenue from customers."
Over the 12 months, the ASX All Ords stock lifted its investment spending in Research and Development (R&D) by 10.6% to $31.2 million, representing 30% of software revenue. The company said $15.7 million of this R&D investment was capitalised in FY 2025, up from $14.1 million in FY 2024.
Objective's FY 2025 operating cash flow of $46.3 million was down 17.0% year on year. But the company's cash balance increased by 3% to end the financial year at $99.2 million, after doling out $24.7 million in dividends over the year.
As for the final FY 2025 payout, management declared a final unfranked dividend of 13 cents per share. If you'd like to bank that passive income, you'll need to own the ASX All Ords stock at market close on 4 September. Objective Corp's shares trade ex-dividend on 5 September.
What can investors expect from Objective Corp shares now?
Objective did not provide specific guidance for FY 2026.
But management noted that the company's strong financial position "provides significant capacity to further pursue investment opportunities that enhance returns for stakeholders".
Objective has no external borrowings.
With today's big intraday gains factored in, shares in the ASX All Ords stock are up 77.8% since this time last year.
