Rakon shares climb as earnings beat guidance

Rakon shares climb as earnings beat guidance
Paul McBeth
Rakon shares rose 9.6 percent after the telecommunications component maker reported better than expected earnings and said the outlook, while murky, was generally positive.The company reported underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $14.8 million in the 12 months ended March 31, beating its guidance for ebitda of $12 million to $14 million.While that was up 11 percent from a year earlier, changes to accounting standards shifted $3.1 million into depreciation. Net profit rose to $4 million from $3.4 m...

More Infrastructure

McKinsey gives KiwiRail growth tips
Policy

McKinsey gives KiwiRail growth tips

Increasing the share of freight carried by rail is reportedly a key focus.

Oliver Lewis 26 Apr 2024
AT laying groundwork for congestion charging
Infrastructure

AT laying groundwork for congestion charging

AT wants to move quickly on time-of-use charging once legislation is in place.

Oliver Lewis 23 Apr 2024
AI is a humungous electricity hog. That’s great
Infrastructure

AI is a humungous electricity hog. That’s great

Who better to drive clean-energy investment than some of the world’s biggest firms?

Bloomberg 20 Apr 2024