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Datacentrix buoyant on earnings

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 03 Apr 2007

Datacentrix's earnings for the year ended 28 February are expected to be significantly higher than those of its previous full-year results.

In a trading update to shareholders this morning, the company said it expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) to be between 35% and 45% higher than last year. Earnings per share (EPS) are expected to be between 50% and 60% higher.

Last year, Datacentrix delivered basic EPS of 25.5c and HEPS of 28.7c.

In its interim results, released in October, Datacentrix beat expectations with a 47% increase in revenue, to R604 million. Its HEPS and EPS increased 91% and 166% to 14.5c and 14.1c, respectively.

The first trade this morning saw Datacentrix's share price jump 11%, to R4.40, off a volume of 10 000 shares. The company's full year results are expected to be published on 17 April.

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