Hellaby sinks into the red on footwear writedown, sweetens dividend

Hellaby sinks into the red on footwear writedown, sweetens dividend
By Paul McBeth Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Hellaby Holdings, the diversified investment company, sank into the red in the latest financial year as it wrote down the value of its footwear unit in a flat retail market. Still, it sweetened its dividend as underlying earnings grow. The Auckland-based company posted a loss of $1.1 million, or 1.2 cents per share, in the 12 months ended June 30, compared to a profit of $18.2 million, or 22.9 cents, a year earlier, it said in a statement. Stripping out a $26.8 million charge on the goodwill of its...