Compilation of last day laggards lists
March 4, 2026
Tracking last day laggards has long been an obsession of this web site and this page tracks the years where we have done it, looking at both earnings results and AGM.
2026
Produced this lead item for Intelligent Investor based on this partial list tracking the last day laggard results released after 2.30m on Friday, February 2027.
2025
Produced this list of 183 last day laggard AGMs held on Friday, November 28, 2025, but didn't write about it anywhere.
2024
Last day leap year results deluge released on Thursday, February 29, 2024 . See spreadsheet plus this paywalled column for Intelligent Investor which is republished here.
Produced this list of 212 last day laggard AGMs held on Friday, November 29, 2024. I wrote this column item for Intelligent Investor about this last day AGM deluge at the time, the text of which is reproduced at the bottom of the list.
2023
2022
Here is a list of the last day laggards which waited until Monday, February 28, 2022 to reveal their half year profit result. In total there was 301 results with 204 losses and 97 profits. I wrote this column item for Intelligent Investor about this last day AGM deluge at the time, the text of which is reproduced at the bottom of the list with no paywall.
2021
This list tracks the 249 results that were reported on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the last day of the reporting season. All up there was 168 losses and 81 profits, which is considerably lower than in previous years. See Intelligent Investor column where this was covered. Have reproduced the text at the bottom with no paywall.
2019
This list tracks the 348 last day laggards which waited until Friday August 30, 2019 to release their results to the ASX. We're comparing it with what happened 10 years ago in the August 2009 reporting season at the peak of the GFC wipe-out when 275 companies reported on the last day possible. Also, go to the bottom to see the 65 additional late reporters on Monday morning. I wrote this column at the time for Intelligent Investor which is reproduced at the bottom of the list without a paywall.
This list tracks AGMs held on the last two days of the 2019 AGM season. First up we have the 228 last day laggards tracked by city. After that, we've got a chronological look at the 163 AGMs which reported results to the ASX on the second last day of the season, Thursday, November 28. See Intelligent Investor column previewing the crazy last day AGM action plus this column after it occurred. Have reproduced the text of both articles at the bottom of the list with no paywall.
2017
Covered it in this column for The Intelligent Investor, saying the following about what happened in 2014:
The Australian Shareholders' Association did some analysis of last day reporting trends in 2014 which showed that 243 companies reported on the last day possible for the half year (February 29, 2014) and 261 reported on August 29, 177 of which were losses. Remarkably, there was 117 companies which managed a last day earnings release twice in 2014, with more than 80% reporting a loss both times.
2015
Didn't cover it as was out of ASA but busy at City of Melbourne.
2014
See above in 2017 entry.
2013
Didn't track it as was busy at City of Melbourne and working for ASA.
2012
Didn't track it as was busy with councils, elections and ASA.
2011
The March 25 email edition included a chunky discussion on this last day of the season list which was put together without the assistance of staff for the first time. In terms of the roll-out after 4pm on the last day the 114 results are all listed here.
39 between 4-5pm (12 profits and 27 losses)
Biggest profit: 4.29pm, United Overseas Investments: $93.1m profit
Biggest loss: 4.37pm, Alternative Investment Trust: $60m loss
27 between 5-6pm (6 profits and 21 losses)
Biggest profit: 5.48pm, China Steel Australia: $1.89m profit
Biggest loss: 5.58pm, Powerlan: $5.5m loss
41 between 6-7pm (18 profits and 23 losses)
Biggest profit: 6.17pm, Dart Energy: $36.64m profit
Biggest loss: 6.53pm, Water Resources Ltd: $27.6m loss
7 after 8pm (2 profit and 5 losses)
Biggest loss: 8.07pm, Continental Coal: $30.8m loss
Biggest profit: 8.15pm, Nexus Energy: $32.45m profit
2010
From The Mayne Report email edition on March 3, 2010: "And the flow of red ink was so overwhelming last Friday, the last day of the season, that we've decided to take this chronological snapshot of the day for posterity. There were almost 200 different companies which reported losses of more than $1 million last Friday, so this will be very interesting to compare with the last day of the next profit season to be revealed in August. Click here for the list of nearly 200 $1m+ plus losses.
From The Mayne Report email edition on September 17, 2010: Our multimedia producer and researcher Shane Marden slaved away for several hours on Wednesday producing this list tracking every company which reported on Tuesday, the last day allowed for listed entities with June 30 balance dates. This is how it unfolded in reverse chronological order - click here to read full list - the raw numbers finished with 188 losses and a surprisingly high 85 profits as 273 companies reported in a single day. You would think that a company with a profit would be better organised to get its numbers out early, although maybe this just demonstrates how tough it is to get everything sorted within two months of year end. Auditors are in peak demand through the winter and you need their sign-off before going public.
2009
Tracked it twice this year when The Mayne Report still had staff.
On February 28, we just listed the 187 losses and there were 101 after 4pm.
And on August 31 it was even bigger when we listed 285 last day laggards, comprising 227 losses and 58 profits.
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