UPDATE: Ebos 1H profit lifts 12% to record $76.7M

UPDATE: Ebos 1H profit lifts 12% to record $76.7M
Rebecca Howard
(Updates to add detail throughout)  By Rebecca Howard Feb. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Ebos Group, the pharmaceutical and animal health products maker, said its first-half profit lifted 12 percent as it reaps the benefits of a diverse portfolio and it remains positive about the full year. Profit rose to a record $76.7 million, or 50.4 cents per share, in the six months ended Dec. 31, from $68.8 million, or 45.4 cents, a year earlier, the Christchurch-based company said in a statement. Total revenue slipped 0.4 percent to $3.94 billion on lower...