Churning through the numbers: Fonterra dishing out dividends, Synlait's comeback

Churning through the numbers: Fonterra dishing out dividends, Synlait's comeback
Fonterra's Miles Hurrell and Synlait's Tim Carter will report their company's results over the next two weeks. (Images: Getty, Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Fonterra Co-operative Group’s farmer shareholders could receive an increased dividend as its earnings continue to be boosted by its ingredients and consumer channels.This week kicks off a mini-reporting season for the dairy sector. Fonterra will report its half-year results on Thursday, and Synlait Milk will report next Monday.Yili-owned Westland Milk Products, which recently lost its chief executive Richard Wyeth to Synlait, is on a calendar year financial cycle and generally reports its results in late March or early April.The results c...

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