US regulators have charged three Austal USA executives for their roles in an alleged fraudulent accounting scheme, six months after the shipbuilder settled with ASIC over similar breaches.
Perth-based shipbuilder Austal has recorded a $7.3 million loss for the first half of 2023 and forecasts an even bigger blow for the full financial year.
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More than a year after Australia committed to buying nuclear-powered submarines, industry is no closer to knowing how it will be involved in the project.
Perth company Austal has accepted it breached its continuous disclosure obligations and agreed to pay a financial penalty as part of a settlement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Jobs for Austal's US division are continuing to roll in with the Henderson-based defence contractor picking up $225 million worth of work with the US Navy.
Austal's share price has hit a 10-month high with the Henderson-based shipbuilder announcing it could be in line for $4.35 billion of work with the US government.
Andrew Forrest has made a move into Western Australia's shipbuilding sector, acquiring an 8.1 per cent interest in Austal via his investment entity Tattarang.
Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has reported an “expected” decrease in revenue to $722 million for the first half of FY22 but achieved record earnings.
A new defence pact with the US and UK will create opportunities for businesses in training, technology, and subsea industry, Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg says.
Austal's US subsidiary has been contracted for $2.8 million to deliver initial design studies for the United States Navy's Next Generation Logistics Ship program.
Austal suffered a sharp drop in revenue and underlying earnings in the year to June, on the back of a strengthening Australian dollar, COVID-19 and decreasing support work in the US.
Austal has lowered its full-year earnings and revenue targets, due to delays in construction as well as expected costs associated with a recent claim against the Henderson-based shipbuilder.
Austal and former chief executive David Singleton are facing legal action over an alleged failure to properly disclose a change in the company's earnings guidance in 2016.
Austal's net profit after tax was $52.4 million, up 29 per cent, while revenue fell 19 per cent to $840.3 million, due to a poor exchange rate and less throughput in the US.
Construction of 10, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels has helped boost Civmec's $1.1 billion order book as record spending has flowed into the defence sector.
News of a revived, $300 million maritime underwater tracking range comes as the federal government remains undecided on whether to bring full-cycle docking to WA.