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Basil Read readies for H1 swing to profit

Basil Read readies for H1 swing to profit

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25th August 2015

By: Natalie Greve

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

  

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Construction major Basil Read expects earnings a share for the six months ended June 30 to increase by between 111% and 131% on that of the first half of the prior year, swinging from a 145.75c loss a share to earnings of between 16c and 45c apiece.

The company advised shareholders on Monday that headline earnings a share for the period were also expected to improve to between 21c and 50c apiece, an improvement of  114% to 134% on the 145.74c headline loss a share reported in the corresponding period in the prior year. 

Similarly, earnings from continuing operations would likely increase by up to 153% to between 40c and 65c a share, it added in a trading statement.

The group would release its results on August 28.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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