Aug 28, 2026 – 2.15pmIf there’s one thing that really stuck in the craw of fund managers during this month’s reporting season, it was companies cherry-picking their most presentable data points and highlighting them up the top of their glossy investor presentations, while burying the more unpalatable stuff far below.The so-called naughty list includes logistics software giant WiseTech Global, electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi, online luxury retailer Cettire, travel agency Flight Centre, and pizza chain Domino’s Pizza. But the poster boy was perhaps counter-drone technology company DroneShield, whose shares dropped 11 per cent after it reported this week.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles