Delegat's sees small lift in annual earnings, warns on strong currency

Delegat's sees small lift in annual earnings, warns on strong currency
Dec. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Delegat's Group is flagging a small increase in annual earnings for 2013, though it’s warning that the strong kiwi dollar is making life hard for the wine-maker. The company forecasts operating profit of $27 million in the 12 months ending June 30, 2013, managing director Jim Delegat told shareholders in Auckland. That's a 6 percent lift in earnings from 2012. The winemaker sees a 6 percent sales growth in 2013 to 1.97 million cases expected to sell at $119.10 a case. "The group continues to actively manage its curr...