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Y3K earnings to surge

By Iain Scott, ITWeb group consulting editor
Johannesburg, 22 Feb 2005

Y3K is expected to report at least a 900% increase in headline earnings per share when it releases its results in May.

The group says in a trading update that headline earnings per share for the year to end-February should be between 900% and 1 030% higher than for the previous financial year.

For the year to February, the group achieved headline earnings of 0.26c a share on turnover of R9.14 million.

According to the latest update, this would put headline earnings for the latest financial year at between 2.6c and 2.94c a share.

The increase, the group says, is the result of the acquisition of Information Security Architects and iSecure, both with effect from 1 March last year.

Earnings per share are expected to be 540% to 670% higher than previously.

"The difference between the headline and basic earnings per share is predominantly due to the write-off of intangible assets," the group says.

The update boosted the Y3K share, which rose by 6c or 15% to close at 46c on the JSE yesterday.

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