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Guzman y Gomez (ASX:GYG) reported Friday fiscal first-half earnings of AU$0.101 per share, up from AU$0.069 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.09.
Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was AU$261.2 million, compared with AU$212.4 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$273.6 million.
The company reaffirmed that its losses in the US are expected to increase slightly in the fiscal year compared to fiscal year 2025.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.074 per share, payable March 31 to shareholders on record as of March 16. It did not declare an interim dividend for the prior corresponding period.
Shares of the company fell 11% in recent Friday trade and earlier hit a record low.