PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings results from BHP, Challenger, Macmahon, Seek, Sims & SRG Global

Baby Bunting (BBN AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit fell 53% Y/Y to 1.8mln, rev. rose 6.7% Y/Y to 271.4mln, Co. will not pay an interim dividend, reaffirms H2 pro forma net profit guidance of 12.5mln-14.5mln and now expects FY pro forma net profit of 17.5mln-19.5mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

BHP (BHP AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net rose 28% Y/Y to 5.64bln, underlying profit rose 22% Y/Y to 6.2bln (exp. 6.03bln), rev. rose 11% Y/Y to 27.9bln, Co. will pay interim dividend of USD 0.73/shr, Co. inks silver streaming agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals and will receive upfront payment of USD 4.3bln at completion. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Challenger (CGF AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit 338.7mln (prev. 72.2mln Y/Y), rev. 1.58bln (prev. 1.57bln Y/Y), normalised net profit 229mln (prev. 225mln Y/Y), Co. raises dividend to AUD 0.155 (prev. AUD 0.145) and is to launch AUD 150mln on-market share buyback. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Coles (COL AT) - Australia’s competition watchdog alleged Coles hiked the price of dog food for just seven days before advertising it as a price drop. (The Australian)

Judo Capital Holdings (JDO AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) statutory NPAT rose 46% Y/Y to 59.9mln, PBT rose 53% Y/Y to 86.5mln, gross loans and advances rose 15% Y/Y to 13.4bln, NIM steady at 3.03% with H2 FY26 NIM guidance upgraded to around 3.15%. (Motley Fool)

Macmahon Holdings (MAH AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 61% Y/Y to 48.2mln, rev. rose 11% Y/Y to 1.31bln, underlying EBITDA rose 10% Y/Y to 200.1mln, Co. declares interim dividend of AUD 0.0095/shr. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Qantas (QAN AT) - Co. faces a fresh court battle over outsourcing for new jets. (The Australian)

Reliance Worldwide (RWC AT) - Co. H1 (USD) net profit fell 35% Y/Y to 43.7mln, rev. fell 4.6% Y/Y to 645.4mln, EBITDA fell 22% Y/Y to 111.1mln, Co. declares interim dividend of USD 0.02/shr, to buy back shares worth USD 15.3mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Seek (SEK AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) reported loss (total operations) 249.9mln (prev. profit 143.5mln Y/Y), adj. profit rose 35% Y/Y to 104mln, rev. rose to 646.6mln (prev. 536.2mln Y/Y), Co. raises dividend to AUD 0.27 (prev. AUD 0.24), Co. is to sell out of HR unicorn Employment Hero after legal battle. (Dow Jones Newsplus/AFR/Seek)

Sims (SGM AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) statutory net loss 29.9mln (prev. profit 30.8mln Y/Y), underlying net rose 70.9% Y/Y to 60.0mln, sales revenue from continuing operations rose 3.7% Y/Y to 3.78bln, EBITDA fell 26% Y/Y to 143.8mln, underlying profit rose 71% Y/Y to 60.0mln, underlying EBIT rose 66% Y/Y to 121.1mln, Co. declares interim dividend of AUD 0.14/shr, says tariffs expected to continue to support US ferrous and nonferrous demand, while Chinese exports remain strongest headwind. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

SRG Global (SRG AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net profit rose 41% Y/Y to 26.6mln, rev. rose 20% Y/Y to 743.9mln, EBITDA rose 24% Y/Y to 67.0mln, EBIT rose 33% Y/Y to 49.2mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Ventia (VNT AT) - Co. secures one-year defence maintenance contract extension valued at AUD 107mln from Dec 1, 2028. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Woodside Energy (WDS AT) - Co. reports year-end 2025 reserves of 1,882.1mmboe in proved (1P), 2,999.5mmboe in proved plus probable (2P) and 5,795.7mmboe in 2C contingent resources. (Newswires)