LONDON--Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (D01.SG), a
pan-Asian retailer with over 5,500 outlets, Thursday reported an 8%
rise in net profit, raised its dividend by the same amount and said
it expects to perform satisfactorily in the second half of the
year.
MAIN FACTS:
-Sales for half year ended June 30 US$4.77 billion (2011: $4.4
billion), +8%
-Underlying profit attributable to shareholders $243 million
(2011: $216 million), +12%
-Profit attributable to shareholders $245 million (2011: $226
million), +8%
-Underlying EPS 17.98 cents (2011: 15.99 cents), +12%
-diluted EPS 15.97 cents (2011: 35.83 cents)
-Interim dividend per share 6.50 cents (2011: 6.00 cents),
+8%
-Hong Kong and Indonesia trading strongly
-Group's financial position remains healthy and at June 30 it
had net cash of $231 million.
-Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@dowjones.com
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