Freightways 1H profit rises 11 percent to record, meeting estimates, see slow growth ahead

Freightways 1H profit rises 11 percent  to record, meeting estimates, see slow growth ahead
Feb. 18 (BusinessDesk) – Freightways, the courier and data management company, posted an 11 percent gain in first-half profit to a record, meeting estimates, and said the outlook is for a slow pace of growth. Profit rose to $21 million in the six months ended Dec. 31, from $18.97 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sales rose 8 percent to $206.7 million. The biggest contribution to revenue growth in the latest period came from acquisitions, which lifted sales by 2.9 percent including the full-service mailh...