PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from Inghams, Perseus Mining, QBE, Qube, Rio Tinto & St Barbara

Inghams (ING AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 65% Y/Y to 18.1mln, revenue fell 0.1% Y/Y to 1.61bln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

LGI (LGI AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 28% Y/Y to 3.1mln, EBITDA rose 33% Y/Y to 9.7mln, revenue rose 20% Y/Y to 20.3mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Megaport (MP1 AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net loss 19.1mln (prev. profit 0.886mln Y/Y), EBITDA 35.3mln (prev. 27.6mln Y/Y), revenue 134.9mln (prev. 106.8mln Y/Y), dividend 0.00 (prev. 0.00 Y/Y). (Dow Jones Newsplus)

MyState (MYS AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 71% Y/Y to 27.3mln, underlying net profit rose 61% Y/Y to 28.2mln, revenue rose 63% Y/Y to 125.2mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Perseus Mining (PRU AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net profit fell 8% Y/Y to 163.5mln, revenue rose 5% Y/Y to 608.5mln, dividend 0.05 (prev. 0.05 Y/Y), guidance reaffirmed for FY26 production and AISC. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

QBE Insurance (QBE AT) - Co. FY (USD) net profit rose 21% Y/Y to 2.16bln (prev. 1.78bln Y/Y), gross written premium rose 7% Y/Y to 23.96bln, dividend 1.09 (prev. 0.87 Y/Y). (Motley Fool)

Qube Holdings (QUB AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 100% Y/Y to 212.6mln, EBITDA rose 48% Y/Y to 522.4mln, revenue rose 10% Y/Y to 2.18bln, dividend 0.0535 (prev. 0.0535 Y/Y), guidance expects solid underlying earnings growth in FY26 vs FY25. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Ramsay Health Care (RHC AT) - Co. FY (AUD) guidance expects completion of in-specie distribution of Ramsay Santé shares in Q4 2026 to simplify group structure. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Rio Tinto (RIO LN) - Co. FY (USD) net fell 14% Y/Y to 9.97bln, adj. net rose 0.9% Y/Y to 10.9bln, underlying EBITDA rose 2.8% Y/Y to 25.4bln, revenue rose 1.1% Y/Y to 57.6bln/ Co. CEO is intensifying the hunt for copper and defended exploring a USD 260bln mega-merger with Glencore, while noting the Co. remains reliant on iron ore for the majority of future earnings. (Newswires/The Australian)

St Barbara (SBM AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net loss 0.249mln, underlying profit 1.3mln (prev. loss 48.1mln Y/Y), revenue rose 32% Y/Y to 128.8mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Whitehaven Coal (WHC AT) - Co. is reportedly evaluating new acquisition opportunities after rivals stumbled on major transactions. (The Australian)