Cellular network operator MTN Group says it will report headline earnings of between 347c and 364c for the nine months to end-December 2005.
The group says it is finalising the audited results and these are expected to be released on 23 March.
There are no comparative figures for a previous corresponding period as the group is reporting on a nine-month trading period following a change in its year-end.
MTN says adjusted headline earnings will be between 328c and 357c a share.
The group`s last reported results were for the six months to end-September, when it achieved earnings of 231.3c a share, compared with 179c for the same period the previous year.
Headline earnings per share (HEPS) amounted to 234.1c, from a previous 178.6c, and adjusted HEPS of 222.5c compared with a previous 170.1c.
The adjustment takes into account the reversal of a deferred tax asset.
The MTN share was trading at 6 190c on the JSE at midmorning today, up 40c or 0.7% from yesterday`s close. Yesterday the share gained 135c or 2.2%.
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