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ConvergeNet sees earnings growth

Nicola Mawson
By Nicola Mawson, Contributing journalist
Johannesburg, 24 Oct 2011

Listed infrastructure company ConvergeNet Holdings says earnings will be higher when it reports its results for the year to August.

On Friday, the firm issued a statement indicating that headline earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations should be between 25% and 35% higher.

A year ago, the company reported headline earnings of 1.98c, down from 2009's 4.83c a share.

Headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the year are expected to be between 125% and 130% higher. For 2010, headline earnings from continuing operations were 1.11c, down from 3.42c a share.

Last year, ConvergeNet reported revenue from continuing operations of R784.3 million, a decline on the previous year's R983.5 million. Net profit was R36 million, almost half the reported R62.6 million in 2009.

The company's share gained 3c, or 13.64%, to close at 25c on Friday. It did not indicate when its results will be out, but JSE rules allow companies three months from period-end to publish figures.

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