Delegat meets guidance as FY operating profit gains 6% to record, sees similar in 2018

Delegat meets guidance as FY operating profit gains 6% to record, sees similar in 2018
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed winemaker, reported a 6 percent gain in operating profit to a record and said it expects to achieve at least as much in the 2018 year, subject to foreign exchange movements. Operating profit was $38.5 million in the 12 months ended June 30, meetings its July 17 guidance, from $36.2 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based winemaker said in a statement. Sales rose 3 percent to $247.7 million as the volume of sales increased 10 percent and the value...