Kathmandu lifts first-half sales 9.1% with wider margins, affirms annual guidance

Kathmandu lifts first-half sales 9.1% with wider margins, affirms annual guidance

By Paul McBeth Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Kathmandu Holdings, the outdoor equipment chain that fended off a hostile takeover by Briscoe Group last year, lifted first-half profit 9.1 percent, on wider margins, and says it's on track to deliver annual profit of $30.2 million. The s...

Paul McBeth 01 Feb 2016
Pyne Gould blames auditor disagreement for another delay to 2015 annual report

Pyne Gould blames auditor disagreement for another delay to 2015 annual report

By Paul McBeth Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Pyne Gould Corp, whose NZX-listed shares have been suspended from trading since October, will take even longer to file its 2015 annual report, blaming a disagreement between auditors for the latest delay.  The Guernsey-based company is...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2016
Snakk maintains above-target gross margin in third quarter

Snakk maintains above-target gross margin in third quarter

By Paul McBeth Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Snakk Media, which aggregates publishers’ advertising space on mobile devices and matches it to advertiser demand, maintained above-target gross margins in the final three months of 2015, but warned they will probably weaken in the last q...

Paul McBeth 31 Jan 2016
NZ dollar TWI heads for 1.4% weekly drop as RBNZ adopts easing bias, Fonterra cuts forecast

NZ dollar TWI heads for 1.4% weekly drop as RBNZ adopts easing bias, Fonterra cuts forecast

By Paul McBeth Jan. 29 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.4 percent fall on a trade-weighted basis this week after the Reserve Bank's acceptance that it may have to cut rates and Fonterra Cooperative Group's downgraded forecast for the farmgate payout t...

Paul McBeth 29 Jan 2016