The Dyno Nobel Ltd (ASX: DNL) share price was in focus on Monday after the company reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance, highlighting robust underlying growth in its global explosives business and a sharp lift in first-half earnings.
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What did Dyno Nobel report?
- Statutory net profit after tax (NPAT): $20 million (1H25: $7 million)
- NPAT excluding individually material items (IMIs): $161 million, up 83% (1H25: $88 million)
- EBIT excluding IMIs: $243 million, up 39% (1H25: $174 million)
- EBITDA excluding IMIs: $378 million, up 17% (1H25: $323 million)
- Interim dividend: 4.6 cents per share (unfranked), 50% payout ratio
- Return on Invested Capital: 9.5% (1H25: 6.1%)
What else do investors need to know?
Dyno Nobel completed the strategic separation of its Fertilisers business during the first half, signing a binding agreement for the sale of the Phosphate Hill facility. This move positions the company clearly as a standalone explosives business, aligning with its long-term growth and sustainability strategy.
In terms of capital management, $558 million of the $900 million on-market share buyback program has been completed, and the buyback is set to resume following the trading blackout ending. The company also reported improved financial metrics, including stronger interest cover (12.5x) and a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.3x, comfortably within policy limits.
What did Dyno Nobel management say?
CEO and Managing Director Mauro Neves commented:
"1H26 marks the beginning of a new era for Dyno Nobel as we concluded our separation from the Fertilisers business and move forward as a pureplay global explosives leader. We continued the successful execution of our transformation program, and our explosives business delivered robust underlying earnings growth, driven by the strong operating performance of our privileged assets.
Safety always remains our number one priority, and while I'm disappointed to record an increase in our total recordable injury frequency rate, no incidents were classified as serious harm and we saw an overall reduction in injury severity. We will continue our focus on field leadership and proactive hazard identification, with targeted explosives risk reviews at our key manufacturing facilities.
Highlighting the resilience of our business in the volatile global landscape, I am pleased to report we remain on track to deliver both our FY26 EBIT guidance of $460m – $500m and our FY28 EBIT ambition of $600m as our transformation program continues to yield results.
Looking ahead, our gas backed manufacturing facilities, high vertical integration and consistent earnings growth with low volatility position Dyno Nobel as an increasingly compelling investment proposition."
What's next for Dyno Nobel?
Dyno Nobel has reaffirmed its FY26 EBIT guidance for the explosives business at $460 million to $500 million, with its transformation program progressing as planned. The group now expects lower capital expenditure in the $250 million to $300 million range for FY26, as some growth investment shifts into FY27.
The successful sale of the Fertilisers business reduces operational and environmental commitments, reinforcing Dyno Nobel's focus on global explosives and blasting services. Management expects to benefit from stable, vertically integrated operations and continued momentum from its transformation program.
Dyno Nobel share price snapshot
Over the past 12 months, Dyno Nobel shares have risen 27%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) which has risen 6% over the same period.
