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UPDATE:  Fletcher Building reports loss but expects to resume dividends in FY19

UPDATE: Fletcher Building reports loss but expects to resume dividends in FY19

(Updates to add detail throughout, broker comment)  By Rebecca Howard Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building reported a full year loss but expects to resume paying dividends this year after overhauling the business in the wake of steep losses in its Building + Interiors...

Rebecca Howard 21 Aug 2018
FIRST CUT: A2 Milk doubles profit in 2018 on strong formula sales

FIRST CUT: A2 Milk doubles profit in 2018 on strong formula sales

By Sophie Boot Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - A2 Milk Co more than doubled its 2018 profit as it lifted its margins on increased infant formula sales. Net profit rose to $195.7 million in the year ended June 30, from $90.6 million a year earlier, on a 68 percent lift in revenue t...

Sophie Boot 21 Aug 2018
FIRST CUT: Spark annual profit falls 7.9% as Quantum costs kick in

FIRST CUT: Spark annual profit falls 7.9% as Quantum costs kick in

By Paul McBeth Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand posted a 7.9 percent decline in annual profit as the country's biggest telecommunications company booked restructuring costs as it chases the mantle of being the lowest cost operator.  Net profit fell to $385 million...

Paul McBeth 21 Aug 2018