The Board of Eppley Limited will meet on Thursday, November 13, to consider the payment of an interim dividend.
For the current year, Eppley paid an ordinary dividend of $9 per share on September 2. An ordinary interim dividend of $9 per share was paid on May 29 and $9 per share was also paid on February 28, this year.
Profit before tax, was up 67 percent for the six months to June this year, but only 21.5 percent in the June quarter, and after tax it was up 112 percent for the quarter, and 119 percent year to date, for a net profit of $29.6 million. There is no tax payable of the profit for the current year, as the company enjoys tax free status for 5 years, under the junior market listing incentive.
Dividend likely for Eppley
October 28, 2014 by