Quayside's 1H net profit slides 62.4% on losses on equities

Sun, 24 Feb 2019

By Jenny Ruth Feb. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Quayside Holdings, which owns 54.2 percent of Port of Tauranga, reported a 62.4 percent drop in first-half net profit, reflecting losses on its equity portfolio. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council-owned investment company made a $15.4 million net profit for the six months ended December compared with a $41 million net result in the same six months a year earlier. Port of Tauranga reported a 4 percent increase in first-half net profit last week while Quayside’s non-port investments made a net loss...

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