Matt Stanton
CEO, Nine Entertainment
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Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited (NEC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call
Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited (ASX: NEC) Q2 2026 earnings conference call, held 2026-02-23. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.
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WEBVTT 00:00:01.398 -- 00:00:06.126 Good morning everyone, and thank you for joining us for our H1FY26 00:00:06.126 -- 00:00:08.090 results briefing. 00:00:08.090 -- 00:00:11.155 I'm Matt Stanton, CEO of Nine Entertainment. 00:00:11.155 -- 00:00:15.102 Joining me here today is our CFO, Martin Roberts. 00:00:15.102 -- 00:00:20.191 And we are coming to you from our studio in North Sydney, which was upgraded in preparation 00:00:20.191 -- 00:00:22.154 for the Winter Olympics. 00:00:22.154 -- 00:00:27.462 The studio has been integral to the coverage of all the action from Milano Cortino 00:00:27.462 -- 00:00:32.750 that has enthralled Australian audiences on Nine, Nine Now and Stan 00:00:32.750 -- 00:00:35.013 over recent weeks. 00:00:35.013 -- 00:00:39.239 I'd like to start off by acknowledging the traditional custodians of country throughout 00:00:39.239 -- 00:00:43.926 Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. 00:00:43.926 -- 00:00:49.194 We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect 00:00:49.194 -- 00:00:54.507 to all First Nations people today. For myself, I am on the land 00:00:54.507 -- 00:00:59.032 of the Camaro Gaul people of the Eora Nation. 00:00:59.032 -- 00:01:04.298 For the six months to December, Nine has reported Group EBITDA, including Radio 00:01:04.298 -- 00:01:10.244 and NBN and Darwin, of $201 million, up 6% on PCP, 00:01:10.244 -- 00:01:14.146 on revenue of $1.1 billion. 00:01:14.348 -- 00:01:19.694 On a continuing business basis, this equated to EBITDA of $192 million, also 00:01:19.694 -- 00:01:25.492 up 6%, and net profit after tax of $95 million, up 30% 00:01:25.492 -- 00:01:27.633 on PCP. 00:01:27.775 -- 00:01:31.879 EPS of 6 cents per share was also up 30% 00:01:31.879 -- 00:01:37.682 ...