Autosports Group Ltd

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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 20, 2026

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I'll be your conference operator today.

At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Autosports Group Limited Financial Year 2026 Full Year Results Analyst and Media Briefing. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.

After the speakers' remarks, we will have a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star then one on your telephone keypad.

To withdraw your question, again press star one. Thank you.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Nick Pagent, Chief Executive Officer. Nick, please go ahead.

Nick Pagent

Thanks, Krista. Thank you and good morning to everyone who has joined us on the call, and welcome to the investor presentation for the financial results for Autosports Group for the full financial year 2026.

As Krista noted, my name is Nick Pagent. I'm the CEO of Autosports Group, and joining me today on the call is Aaron Murray, the CFO of Autosports Group.

This morning, we'll commence with a short presentation on Autosports Group covering our FY 2026 financial highlights, growth platform, and key performance matrices. I will then outline our outlook for the 2027 financial year before taking a look at the market conditions as they stand in what is both a challenging and exciting environment.

I will then summarize the 2026 financial result before asking Aaron to go through our financial metrics, including revenue, gross profit growth, margin, and cost developments, balance sheet, and cash flows. Following that, I'll give you an update on our progress against our consistent, successful, and accelerating luxury brand growth strategy.

I will focus on how Autosports' strategy interacts with the accelerating pace of electric vehicle adoption, how our strategy positions us for growth as new products and new brands compete for our services as the best distribution source for luxury vehicles in Australia. As we move through the presentation lodged this morning with the ASX and also on our own Autosports Group investor site, I will, where possible, note the relevant slide numbers for those who are following the pack.

Starting with slide number 3 in the pack, I'm pleased to report that Autosports Group has delivered a strong 2026 financial year result in what has been, as I noted, a challenging macro environment. We delivered record revenues of $3.186 billion, up 12% on last year.

Record gross profit was delivered at $590 million, up 15%. Our normalized net profit before tax of $53.5 million was also up 11%, coming in at the higher end of our guidance.

Gross margins continue to be solid at 18.5%, up 3% on the prior corresponding period, despite increasing intra-brand competition and a challenging macro environment. We confirm a fully franked dividend of 3 cents per share, bringing the full year dividend to 8 cents per share.

If I move to slide number 4 to outline for investors the simple, consistent, and effective growth platform that sets Autosports Group apart from its competitors. We focus on the luxury and premium tech products, which deliver higher margin and fewer competitors.

We ensure that we remain best positioned by securing sites in prime retail locations across Australia and New Zealand, giving us access to customers on a sensible cost base. Our scale in luxury has enabled us to develop a superior customer database in scale and in luxury focus.

This database extends also to quality luxury brand-trained staff. Our track record of quality in M&A, coupled with the rollout of successful greenfield sites for expansion brands, makes us both an attractive and reliable partner for OEMs looking to expand in the market.

Quite simply, our platform is geared for high growth, high margin, a dominant luxury brand position, and it continues to be highly scalable. If we move now to slide number 5 to see how our platform worked in the 2026 financial year.

The business expanded to 93 sites, with excellence driven strongly with 17 of our sites winning OEM Dealer of the Year awards, reinforcing our position as partner of choice for luxury OEMs. Our customer inquiry generated through our nearly 1.3 million database was up 20%.

In line with that, our order write for the year was up 20%. New vehicle revenue was up 9%, as a mix of the orders written during the year moved towards electric vehicles, as we shall see soon.

Our order bank was expanded by 290% as electric vehicle orders came in quickly post the start of the war in Iran. Quite simply, we're in good shape.

On a compound growth basis, we are consistent. Our 10-year revenue compound annual growth rate is 10% up.

Our vehicle revenue compound annual growth rate 9%, our service and parts compound annual growth rate 16%. We are well-positioned, consistent performers with a clear strategy.

If I move to slide number 6 to look at our outlook. Our outlook reflects our positive strategy and that the strategy working for us.

The onset of the war in Iran provided a catalyst for a sharp acceleration in the adoption of electric vehicles. Accelerating sales is a good thing for a retailer.

The move to electric vehicles will support the market in the near to medium term. Our electric vehicle order bank is expected to start unwinding as supply comes into the market from H2 2027 financial year.

We expect further intra-brand competition from emerging brands. This raises opportunities for growth and indeed OEM competition for Autosports' premium retail platform.

Our track record of success, our scale, and prime location focus continues to make us an attractive partner for any OEM. Our revenue growth through the course of FY 2027 and beyond will be supported by the full year cycling of our FY 2026 acquisitions, particularly in Berwick, Canberra, and Adelaide.

July started on track for us, with new car order write 18% up versus the prior corresponding period. I wanted to take a little bit of time to have a look at what's happening from a broader new vehicle perspective.

If I move to slide number 8 to talk about the market. Firstly, the overall market for new vehicles is stable.

In the first half of the '26 financial year, the market was 0.9 of 1% down. In the second half of the '26 financial year, it was 0.3 of 1% down.

The market has been stable and reliable for the last 20 years. Over the last 10 years, it has stayed between 1.1 and 1.2 new vehicles.

Traditionally, the market is impacted by macro factors. These macro factors include population growth, interest rate cycles, property cycle, and consumer confidence.

If we look at these factors in isolation, we could expect a pullback in new vehicle volumes. We haven't seen that.

The reason we haven't seen that is the emergence of new variables that are important to unpack. Firstly, throughout the course of the last 18 months, we've seen more than 20 new OEMs enter the Australian new car market, predominantly from Chinese origin.

These brands have challenged the market and driven competition. Increased competition creates portfolio risk, of course.

In the end, more brands brings more optionality for car dealers. It creates competition for what we provide to the OEMs: a high-gross, high-market-share, low-consumer-risk distribution model for their products.

In providing this model, Autosports Group is well-positioned, with our national prime location strategy, our site capacity, and our track record of delivering excellence. If I move to slide number 9 to see how the move in electric vehicles is impacting the market, particularly in the second half of the year.

Rightly or wrongly, the Iran war has proved a catalyst for change. Since March, demand for our EV products has tripled, as consumers look actively to change their vehicles.

The chart on the top right of this slide shows the market growth. The overall market sits in the bottom line in gray, with the doubling of customer deliveries of EVs.

Importantly, and often overlooked, the red line shows Autosports Group's EV trend. Luxury buyers are early adopters, and Autosports has a materially higher electric vehicle adoption rate than the market.

The black line which sits at the top is my favorite line. That's the gap between the order write and the deliveries.

That is where the increased order bank is coming from. Our order bank is up, as I mentioned earlier, 290% over the course of this financial year.

This is why we retain a positive outlook in the face of higher interest rates and what appears to be a tighter property market. The transition to electric vehicles is here, and that is good news for retailers that sell them.

I will explore some examples on how Autosports Group is looking to take advantage of this increased EV demand in our FY 2026 and FY 2027 strategic execution later. If I turn now to slide 11 to look at our FY 2026 financial result summary before I hand across to Aaron.

FY 2026 record revenues come in a flat market, and as a consequence, they come predominantly from acquired growth. $76 million in our increased revenue came from the prior year cycling of FY '24 acquisitions, $204 million came from FY 2026 acquisitions, $22 million came from expansion brands.

Opex was the same. The core business saw operating expenses well-controlled.

Acquisitions added just $40 million in expenses. Interest costs continued to rise on rate movements and increased inventory, primarily from acquisitions.

Our net profit after tax on a statutory basis was down 18% on PCP, and that was driven by two lines. In FY 2025, we reversed a prior period impairment, which added $5.7 million to our profit in 2025, and also, we had a $2.3 million movement in additional AASB 16 interest costs from new leases on acquired sites.

If I move to slide number 12, as we look through the individual profit drivers, quite simply, we're on track. New vehicle revenue growth of 9% was lower than I expected.

As we've shown, this is a timing issue on the delivery of our EV order bank rather than a demand issue. Our order bank is expected to unwind in H2 '27.

Service, parts, and used vehicles are all on track, growing at more than double digits. Gross margins, up 3%, continue to be strong at 18.5%, driven by disciplined trading within our dealership organizations.

EBITDA margins took in the new acquisition costs, and in the future, we look to better utilize those new dealerships that we purchased in 2026. Profit before tax was impacted by higher interest costs and depreciation costs, but was in line with FY 2027.

I'd like to hand on to Aaron to go through some further detail on the financial results. Aaron?

Aaron Murray

Thank you, Nick, and good morning to everybody who's joined us on the call. If you turn to slide 14, I'll talk you through our historical track record of revenue and gross profit growth.

Since FY 2016, ASG has grown revenue from $1.2 billion to just under $3.2 billion, representing an a compound annual growth rate of 10%. Total gross profit has increased from $177 million to $590 million, representing a combined annual growth rate of 13%.

That growth has been driven by a combination of strategic acquisitions, new greenfield locations, and organic growth. In FY 2026, we delivered $36 million of organic revenue growth, with the balance of growth coming from acquisitions and new greenfield locations.

Looking ahead, our FY 2027 revenue growth will be supported by the full year contribution from the FY 2026 acquisitions and the greenfield sites. We also currently have more than 17,000 square meters of additional owned real estate available for use, including the Canberra property due to settle in October this year.

We will continue to actively look for opportunities to partner with new greenfield dealerships where the right gross profit margins are available. We continue to have multiple avenues for growth, both with- within the existing portfolio and through new opportunities.

If you turn now to slide 15, we'll look at our margin performance and our cost discipline. ASG's luxury-heavy platform continues to deliver strong and sustainable gross profit margins.

This is reflect- this reflects the strength of our market position together with the addition of greenfield locations that provide attractive margin opportunities. From June 2024 through to June 2026, ASG's overall gross margin averaged 22% above the Deloitte dealership benchmarks.

We believe this reinforces both structural strength of the business and the quality of our earnings profile. Within that result, our strategic brand portfolio and our focus on operating sites where we have strong market share opportunity have helped vehicle margin improve by half a percent on PCP.

At the same time, our maturing aftersales operations, which deliver a higher gross margin, continue to provide further support. The result is that our overall gross profit margin remains resilient.

Turning to expenses, we remain highly disciplined in the managing the costs of the business. On a like-for-like basis, both occupancy costs and other expenses were well managed and slightly up on PCP at 1.6% and 5.5%, respectively.

Like-for-like employee costs had the largest increase, by $14.8 million or 6.7%. Importantly, this increase was largely driven by additional headcount in a number of our new greenfield locations where we have added added capacity to meet consumer demand.

That additional headcount has supported higher new vehicle orders and has helped build our current order bank. We expect to see the revenue associated with those orders come through in FY 2027.

Finally, we continue to focus on improving site utilization by adding new greenfield sites across the existing network. This gives us further opportunities to optimize our footprint and drive additional occupancy cost efficiencies.

If you turn now to slide 16, we'll have a look at our net margins. Our EBITDA margin has been maintained at 4.2%, which is just below our historical average of 4.5%.

Our PBT margin of 1.7% is stable on PCP, and given the three interest rate rises during FY 2026, we believe this is a solid outcome. During FY 2026, PBT was influenced by both improved gross margins and offset by higher finance costs.

Total interest expense, including AASB 16, excluding AASB 16, increased by $8.4 million on PCP, with $5.9 million relating to acquired businesses and a further $2.5 million on a like-for-like basis. The like-for-like increase was largely the result of the three rate rises mentioned earlier.

Looking forward, we see meaningful operating leverage across the business. We expect to continue adding greenfield sites where there is a strong margin opportunity, allowing us to generate additional revenue from our existing footprint.

We also expect new vehicle margins to remain stable, while continued growth in aftersales revenue will provide structural margin resilience and support earnings through the cycle. Overall, we see a clear pathway for PBT margins to normalize.

If you move to slide 17, we'll look at our balance sheet. We finished the period with corporate debt of $321 million, supported by property assets with independent valuations of $263.8 million.

Our property assets are currently carried on the balance sheet at their written-down value of $230 million. Based on the most recent independent valuations conducted in June 2025, there is a further $33.6 million of property equity that is not currently recognized on the balance sheet.

This provides additional underlying asset value. The movement in net debt from FY 2025 to FY 2026 primarily reflects our acquisition activity.

This includes the acquisitions of Rolfe Canberra, Mercedes-Benz Canberra, Barry Bourke Motors, Solitaire Automotive Group, as well as the property in Southport on the Gold Coast. These investments are consistent with our strategy and aligned with our long-term growth objectives.

Importantly, our balance sheet remains well-positioned to support future growth. We currently have an undrawn debt facility of $85 million, providing additional capacity to pursue further opportunities.

In FY 2027, with the full year benefit of the EBITDA contribution from our FY 2026 acquisitions, we expect that our net debt to EBITDA will return to below 2 times. Overall, we have a balance sheet that is supported by tangible property, available funding capacity, and a clear pathway to deleveraging.

If you move now to slide 18, we'll look at the cash flow for the year. ASG delivered $59.2 million of operate operating cash flow for the period, representing an 82.8 82% cash conversion.

While this is a solid outcome, cash conversion was impacted by the timing of our working capital movements. Debtors increased by $72.7 million, while creditors increased by $22.6 million, resulting in a net net working capital impact of $50.1 million.

These movements are timing related and do not reflect the underlying future clash cash flow conversion of the business. Our approach to capital management remains disciplined and consistent.

We continue to focus on growth, including acquisitions, greenfields, and strategic property investments, while also committed to shareholder returns. We have declared a fully franked dividend of 3 cents per share, bringing the total FY 2026 dividend to 8 cents per share, which sits at the high end of our dividend payout ratio.

Looking ahead to FY 2027, planned capital expense will be in the range of $27 million to $30 million. This includes improvements to retail and service facilities across the network, as well as the settlement of the Melrose Drive, Canberra property.

These are targeted, return-focused investments that support both margin expansion and customer experience. To conclude, we believe ASG enters FY 2027 with multiple multiple growth levers, resilient margins, disciplined cost management, and a strong balance sheet.

With that, I'll hand back to Nick.

Nick Pagent

Thanks, Aaron. If I just take everyone through to slide number 20 now to start to talk through Autosports' strategy execution through the last 12 months.

Firstly, I start as I normally do with the summary of Autosports Group strategy. Our core strategy should be well known.

It's been consistent since we listed in 2016, and it goes to the heart of everything we do. Quite simply, we endeavor to represent the world's great prestige luxury business brands from prime locations.

We look to make sure that we deliver an outstanding customer experience for our customers, driving operational excellence, which continues to make us attractive partners for the world's best OEMs. We look to go and expand our network, and we do that predominantly via improving businesses, taking on acquisitions, and taking on greenfield expansion sites with new brands.

If we move to slide number 21, we can show how this simple but effective strategy has allowed Autosports Group to consistently outperform the market in terms of revenue growth. As we've said earlier, just on 10% compound annual growth rate since we listed the company, in a market that we also saw is virtually flat in new vehicle sales.

We've added more than 120% to our revenue since we listed in 2017. Our platform is expanded initially with high-quality acquisitions, improved by greenfield sites, complimented by operating synergies.

Since 2017, we've added 16 high-quality acquisitions, and 2026, as we shall see in a moment, was no different. If I move to slide number 22 to one of the areas of last year's expansion that I believe puts us in a tremendous position for the rollout of new expansion brands in the next two to three years.

We have improved our platform on our prime location strategy. We've expanded our business into South Australia with the acquisition in Adelaide.

We've expanded our business in Victoria through our acquisition in Berwick. We've expanded our business in the ACT with our expansion into Canberra.

We've expanded our business in the Gold Coast with the purchase of the Southport site and also the appointment on a greenfield basis of the Mercedes-Benz business in the Gold Coast. Circling back to the opportunities I identified in my market update, Autosports Group now has an expanded platform in which to go and to add further greenfield sites.

Over the course of the last 18 months, Autosports has been able to add 15 greenfield franchises. Those franchises have generally been with expansion brands like Zeekr, Geely, and as we shall see in a moment, next year with OMODA JAECOO, XPENG, and Mercedes-Benz on the Gold Coast.

If I move to slide number 23 to touch on the high-quality acquisitions that we took on in 2026. The two major acquisitions that we took on were the Solitaire Automotive Group in Adelaide and the Barry Bourke business in Berwick.

They're meaningful in scale and strategically aligned for us, just on $500 million in additional combined annual revenue. Key OEM relationships are expanded with Audi, Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Volkswagen.

Growing brand relationships have been able to be added and extended, adding Geely and Zeekr to the Adelaide business and Geely to the business in Berwick. The businesses are both settled last year and are performing at expectations.

We have been able in the first 12 months to work on some portfolio management at the Berwick site to create more space for more expansion brands over the '27 financial year. If I turn to slide 24, we can start to see the type of expansion brands that we're talking about and how they align perfectly with our premium tech and luxury strategy.

Over the course of the last 18 months, we've taken on five additional Polestar sites. Part of Geely's luxury portfolio, Polestar is a clear fit for Autosports Group.

We've taken on three Zeekr sites in South Melbourne, in South Yarra, Doncaster, and in Adelaide. Zeekr over the last two months has moved ahead of Audi in overall sales for the year, and is selling just over 2,000 cars a month, and that represents a growth on last year of 1,540%.

We've added three Geely sites in Leichhardt, in Berwick, and again in Hawthorn, showing how the platform grows when you go and expand the sites. Geely is up 666% in FY 2026.

Commencing with us in the next month, we have two OMODA JAECOO sites, one in Parramatta and one in Alexandria. OMODA JAECOO, which provides the individual model that is the largest-selling car in the UK, is also up 1,616% in FY 2026.

Being able to take on prime OMODA JAECOO sites in Parramatta and Alexandria, which are high-volume, high-demand consumer areas, comes from the fact that we have the real estate template to go and expand. We will be adding over the next couple of months two additional sites with the Chinese brand XPENG.

We will be taking them on on existing premises at Leichhardt and in Castle Hill in Sydney. If I move now to slide number 25, premium tech and luxury is not simply the province of China.

The leading technology brands from Europe are also leading the charge to battery electric vehicle adoption. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi, which we have strong and longstanding relationships with, all have outstanding products coming through over the next 12 months.

BMW has nine Neue Klasse models coming through in the next 24 months. These products all come with the new BMW operating system, new battery technology, and new chassis development.

They include the World Car of the Year, World Electric Car of the Year, the BMW iX3, which we have sold out of for the entirety of the 2027 financial year. Coming in November, we see the new BMW X5 and the new 3 Series with the Neue Klasse platforms, with huge order bank and huge interest behind those cars.

Mercedes-Benz has a similar rollout coming through, with five EVs coming over the next 24 months, including the CLA, GLC, and GLE models, core volume models for the Mercedes-Benz business. Audi similarly, with five new models coming in the next 24 months, including the electric Q4, the RS5, the A6, Q7, and all-new Q9 models.

The European luxury brands continue to evolve and improve the product profile for us. It is with those European brands' forward order bank that we especially see the second half of FY 2027 improving.

If I move now to slide number 27 just to have a quick look at our strategy in action before I open the call for questions. Over the course of the '26 financial year, we've broadened the revenue opportunity.

We've done that through our acquisitions in Canberra, Adelaide, Berwick. On-strategy, luxury brands, major markets.

We've added incremental revenue by adding greenfield sites in Adelaide, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, and in Sydney. Again, on-strategy, luxury EV products that will improve our operating leverage over the next 12 months.

We've protected our gross margin through active portfolio management and some brand movement, through maintaining our operational excellence through the 17 Dealer of the Year awards that we've won, through investing in employees and leveraging our luxury database. We've been tight and disciplined on our expense management.

Through the course of next year, we have to continue to tighten our internal combustion engine inventory depth. We have to maintain our revenue per employee disciplines.

We have to look to drive synergies through the FY 2026 acquisitions and increase the utilization of our own real estate. Capital allocation is designed to go and unlock those four parts of our strategy management.

We have consistent priorities: we grow via acquisition and greenfields; productivity-driven facility upgrades are undertaken; and we deliver dividends back to you, our shareholders. I'd now like to open up the call for any questions that anybody may have.

Operator

Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session.

If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad to raise your hand and join the queue. If you would like to withdraw your question, again press star one.

Your first question comes from James Wilson with Macquarie. Please go ahead.

James, your line is open.

James Wilson

Can you hear me now, team? Hello, can you hear me?

Nick Pagent

Yes, we've got you.

James Wilson

Perfect. Thanks for taking my questions.

Just firstly on the sort of supply constraints into the second half of next year, are you able to maybe give us sort of some data points that we can point to as towards giving you confidence that those supply constraints should ease in the second half?

Nick Pagent

Yes. My biggest supply constraints come in battery electric vehicles, and my biggest supply constraints actually come from European battery electric vehicles.

Our order bank which sits behind predominantly with BMW and Mercedes-Benz in that area, those products are due to run through on the FY 2027 model year build program, which will start to see those cars arriving with us between November and December. All those cars are pre-sold, and we'll start to see those Neue Klasse vehicles come through from the end of this six-month period, rolling through into the second half of FY 2027, James.

James Wilson

Great. Thank you.

Then just one about sort of, the structural changes to EV demand that you've seen since March the Iran war. Can you just talk us through maybe what's giving you confidence that that is a structural change as opposed to sort of a brief interruption to normal sort of levels of demand for ignition cars?

Nick Pagent

Yeah. James, over the last couple of years, when I've been talking about this particular topic, what I've always said is EVs will start to dominate the marketplace when they become the best price and the best value cars.

The thing that's changed over the last six months has been that the EVs have begun to come out in the right volumes, with the right price, and the right specifications. They're now the cheapest cars on the market.

They're the ones with the best range, the best performance, and they look great now. What's happening is the EV is now the best car in the marketplace.

That's why I think that it's sustainable on the way through. Secondly, we've been a laggard in the adoption of EV.

When I noted in the presentation that I think we line up at the level that Europe has got to a couple of years ago, that's where I think is nicely sustainable, and that's about 30%, 35% of the marketplace. We've caught up, rather than it being a worldwide shift, it's a bigger shift in Australia because we were a laggard.

James Wilson

Great. Thanks, guys.

Thanks for taking my questions.

Operator

Your next question comes from the line of Sarah Mann with MA Moelis Australia. Please go ahead.

Sarah Mann

Morning, guys. Can you hear me okay?

Nick Pagent

Got you, Sarah.

Sarah Mann

Great. First question is just on demand.

Obviously, order write's been strong. You said it was up 20% in FY '26, and July's up 18%.

Just curious if you could break that down for us in terms of what it was on a like-for-like basis if you adjust for acquisitions in the period.

Nick Pagent

It's about 2% to 3% up on an underlying or like-for-like basis, Sarah. The second piece of color I'll give you is it's really strong in battery electric vehicles, and it's weaker in internal combustion engine vehicles.

I don't think that would surprise you at all.

Sarah Mann

Got it. Is it fair to say, I guess, kind of the skew towards EVs is actually increasing, because in the chart on slide 9, it looks like maybe it's kind of stabilized or come down a little bit in May-June, but it's reaccelerating?

Is that fair?

Nick Pagent

Look, I can't tell you that it's reaccelerating, but it's stable through that level. One of the reasons that it came off in the last month and a bit was because supply had been exhausted and people were unable to get those cars before the end of the financial year.

Now people have come on and are understanding that they have to order them, and that's why the order banks are rolling out to the second half of FY 2027.

Sarah Mann

Right. Thank you.

Then obviously, the order bank as well is a pretty strong highlight of the result given how much it's accelerated. You kind of answered it before in terms of, I guess, the second half skew in terms of the unwind with some of the German vehicles, but I think you've previously mentioned kind of a bit more of an unwind in the first quarter at your last update.

Can you just give a little bit of color around what appears to be a discrepancy there?

Nick Pagent

Yeah. The Chinese manufacturers have been fantastic with us and been able to find additional supply and getting it to us really quickly.

We're in a pretty good position on the Chinese brands that we deal with in terms of getting supply and being able to deliver out cars. Where I've got backlogs is with my European brands, and that's because they haven't been able to meet demand with their production.

They have been surprised with how well, particularly in BMW the Neue Klasse, and in Mercedes-Benz how well the GLC and the CLA have gone internationally. We just can't get them earlier, Sarah, on the Europeans.

The Chinese are getting us the cars pretty well.

Sarah Mann

Great. Thanks very much.

Operator

Again, if you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad. Your next question comes from Tim Piper with Jarden.

Please go ahead.

Tim Piper

Morning, Nick and Aaron. Sorry if to ask this, but just thinking about that order bank as we head into FY 2027, is it kind of as simple as going your order write rate across the second half was 20%, it looked like delivery of new vehicles was up 8% or 9%, there's kind of a 10% or 11% delta there?

If we just quantify that into dollars, is that a fair representation of kind of the order bank revenue unwind that we should be expecting across FY 2027?

Nick Pagent

I think you've got it pretty well there, Tim. Yes is the answer to that.

I would have liked some of that income in the FY 2026 result, and that's probably why my opex was a little bit higher in my FY 2026 result. I was a little bit short on new car revenue in FY 2026, and that's exactly why the order banks rolled out, and you've got exactly the revenue mix for it in your mind.

Tim Piper

Right. I think in the outlook, you're talking to more of that coming through in the second half of '27.

Nick Pagent

That's right.

Tim Piper

Yeah. How do we think of the cadence?

You're going to get some supply of some of the Chinese vehicles earlier and the European vehicles later? Is that what you're expecting [unclear]?

I think

Nick Pagent

from what I understand, the supply of Chinese vehicles will be consistent through the period. We've got good order banks in our particularly with Geely and Zeekr, although they will be rolling out new models I didn't mention in our presentation, Zeekr 8X and 9X, which are coming out, which are going to be fantastic models in the luxury segment as well, which are rolling out around November this year.

Chinese supply is nice and consistent, and the BEV product or the EV product for the Europeans is skewed pretty heavily to the second half of the year.

Tim Piper

Got you. Sorry, just one final one, if I can.

I think previously I'm not sure whether you did it in the preszo, I might have missed it, but you'd given us a bit of a core PBT margin for sort of what you call the core business, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Super Luxury, and I think that was up around 3.5% for the first half of '26. Have you provided any commentary or can you give any commentary on how that's trended through the second half?

Just trying to think about what the drag is here from just supply mix and the shift to sort of more Chinese OEMs within your portfolio.

Nick Pagent

I haven't produced that number during the last six months, Tim. I'll try and find it for you.

What we're finding is that if you've got the right product mix in BEV at the moment, that's where the consumer's moving to, and that's where the gross profit is easier to go and generate from. The shift or the accelerated adoption of EVs post the Iran war was quicker than we expected, and really what we've got is internal combustion engine cars, which are harder to sell, and battery electric vehicles, which are easier to sell.

Tim Piper

No, understood. Thanks for taking the questions.

Nick Pagent

Thanks, Tim.

Operator

Thank you. That does conclude our question-and-answer session.

I would now like to turn it back over to Nick Pagent for closing comments.

Nick Pagent

Thank you. I know that today is a really busy day in the market.

I really appreciate all of you joining us on the call. I'd just like take the opportunity to thank our staff, our customers, our OEM partners and financiers for supporting us through the year.

Of course, to you, our investors, thank you for your support over the course of the last 12 months. I look forward to seeing you and answering questions over the next couple of weeks.

Thank you, everyone.

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude today's conference call. Thank you for your participation, and you may now disconnect.