Mercer turns 1H loss after year earlier licence sale washes through

Mercer turns 1H loss after year earlier licence sale washes through
By Paul McBeth Feb. 26 (BusinessDesk) - Mercer Group, the stainless steel fabricator and manufacturer, reported a first-half loss after the sale of an S-Clave licence a year earlier washed through, and the company expects to lift profitability in the full year. The Auckland-based company reported a net loss of $23,000, or 0.01 cents per share, in the six months ended Dec. 31 from a profit of $407,000, or 0.16 cents, a year earlier, it said in a statement. The 2013 first-half result was bolstered by earnings of $800,000 from the license sa...