Bega Cheese
Bega Cheese is an Australian food company focused on processing, manufacturing, and packaging cheese and other dairy products. The company has transitioned from a commodity-led to a brand-led business, with a diversified portfolio of leading brands and a vision to become The Great Australian Food Company.
Short position
Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) has 0.84% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,554,271 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.25 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.38% in August 2019. BGA is classified in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $3.79Bvs $3.55B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $54.8Mvs −$8.5M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.18vs −$0.028 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +6.6%FY
- EPS YoY
- n/aTTM
EPS: prior loss, now profit (growth is not meaningful against a loss).
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 21.0%
- Operating margin
- 0.4%
- Net margin
- 1.4%
- FCF margin
- 0.5%
- ROE
- 5.5%
- ROA
- 2.6%
- FCF conversion
- 0.36×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $153.8M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.8×
- Current ratio
- 1.2×
- Interest cover
- 0.6×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 68.1%
- Market cap
- $1.97B
- P/E
- 36.2×
- P/B
- 2.0×
Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.79B | $3.55B | $3.53B | $3.39B |
| Gross profit | $796.4M | $741.3M | $710.1M | $667.6M |
| Operating income | $13.8M | −$21.7M | −$36.2M | −$82.7M |
| EBITDA | $191.1M | $107.9M | $151.8M | −$136.0M |
| EBIT | $97.5M | $17.0M | $63.7M | −$237.9M |
| Interest expense | $22.8M | $23.7M | $23.9M | $18.9M |
| Pretax income | $74.7M | −$6.7M | $39.8M | −$256.8M |
| Tax | $19.9M | $1.8M | $9.3M | −$26.9M |
| NPAT | $54.8M | −$8.5M | $30.5M | −$229.9M |
| Net interest income | −$32.2M | −$33.8M | −$34.5M | −$23.1M |
| EPS basic | $0.18 | −$0.028 | $0.10 | −$0.76 |
| EPS diluted | $0.18 | −$0.028 | $0.099 | −$0.76 |
| Shares | 305.6M | 305.2M | 304.8M | 304.2M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- 2026 Annual Report (Including Appendix 4E)Annual Results20 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- FY2026 Financial Results and FY2027 Outlook Media ReleaseFinancial Report20 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- 2026 Full Year Results PresentationFull Year Results20 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Half Yearly Report and AccountsHalf Year Results19 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- AGM Presentation - FY2025Financial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- 2025 ANNUAL REPORTAnnual Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Bega Group Half Year 2026 Results ConferenceHalf Year Results11 Nov 2025via asx_announcements
- 2025 Annual Report (including Appendix 4E)Annual Results21 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- FY2025 Financial Results and FY2026 Outlook Media ReleaseFinancial Report21 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- 2025 Full Year Results PresentationFull Year Results21 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
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