Heartland says 2016 profit may rise as much as 15%, affirms 2015 guidance

Heartland says 2016 profit may rise as much as 15%, affirms 2015 guidance
July 30 (BusinessDesk) - Heartland New Zealand, the Auckland-based lender, said profit may rise as much as 15 percent in 2016, while affirming its guidance for earnings this year to reach the top of its forecast range.  Net profit in the year ending June 30, 2016, would be between $51 million and $55 million, the company said in a statement. It is scheduled to release its 2015 results on August 18, and affirmed profit would be about $48 million, up from $36 million in 2014. The 2016 guidance includes an allowance for estimated impairments, i...