UPDATE: Skellerup lifts annual profit 23% to a record; shares hit new high

UPDATE: Skellerup lifts annual profit 23% to a record; shares hit new high
Tina Morrison
(Adds share reaction, broker comment) By Tina Morrison Aug. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Skellerup Holdings, the rubber goods manufacturer best known throughout rural New Zealand for its iconic 'red band' gumboot, lifted annual profit to a record as both its industrial and agri divisions boosted earnings. The shares hit a new high. Profit increased 23 percent to $27.3 million in the 12 months to June 30, ahead of the company's forecast range of $24.5 million to $26 million, and up from $22.1 million last year, the Auckland-based company said in...