On the Money: F&P Healthcare, Westpac, Fletcher, Rob Campbell and more

On the Money: F&P Healthcare, Westpac, Fletcher, Rob Campbell and more
Fisher & Paykel boss Lewis Gradon avoided guidance at this week's analyst briefing.
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, our weekly column on money and the people making it. Spin cycleAfter dishing up a stellar 82% jump in net profit for the year ended March, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare boss Lewis Gradon told analysts he wasn't able to guide them on what to expect this financial year.The state of the market has been so complicated by the covid-19-inspired unprecedented demand for his company's devices, which aid breathing, he explained.Analysts were clearly frustrated about this, possibly stung by the f...

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