The local reporting season ramps up next week, putting many of our largest listed corporates under the microscope. It’s started more slowly than usual, with only a handful of releases so far and most businesses choosing to schedule earnings announcements for the last two weeks of August. We’ve seen a rebound in the sharemarket over the last few months, with the NZX 50 index rising more than six per cent from its recent lows and July the strongest month since April 2020. So what should we expect from the reporting season, and what will it teach us about the state of corporate New Zealand?