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Summerset more than triples FY profit, beats expectations with dividend

Summerset more than triples FY profit, beats expectations with dividend

By Paul McBeth Feb. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Summerset Group, the retirement village operator and developer, more than tripled its net profit, beating the forecast from its 2011 prospectus, and will pay a bigger dividend than what analysts were picking. Net profit climbed to $14.8...

24 Feb 2013
NZ Post first-half earnings saved by KiwiBank, courier services as mail’s slide continues

NZ Post first-half earnings saved by KiwiBank, courier services as mail’s slide continues

Feb. 25 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand Post Group, the state-owned postal service, posted a 68 percent jump in first-half profit as stronger earnings from KiwiBank and Express Couriers made up for the continued slide at its core postal service. Profit rose to $59.6 million in the...

24 Feb 2013
Meridian sees strong second half after testing first six months

Meridian sees strong second half after testing first six months

By Pattrick Smellie Feb 25 (BusinessDesk) - Meridian Energy says it's ready for partial privatisation and expects a significant uplift in operating earnings in the second half after transmission outages and heavy rainfall knocked its performance in the six months to Dec. 31. Th...

24 Feb 2013