UCS Group says in a trading statement issued this morning that it expects headline earnings per share for the year to September to be 20% to 25% higher than those of the previous year.
Basic earnings per share are expected to be between 35% and 45% higher.
"As forecast at the interim stage, UCS achieved a significantly stronger performance in the second half of the year," the group says.
"This was due mainly to the successful implementation of certain large-scale software projects as well as bottom line benefits derived from the drive-for-efficiency exercise in the software division and solid performances by all units in the solutions and services division."
The results are scheduled for release on 22 November.
UCS achieved headline earnings of 11.9c for the year to September 2004, compared with 9.8c previously, while for the six months to March 2005 headline earnings came in at 5.7c a share.
The group`s share, which yesterday lost 4c or 3.1% to close at 126c on the JSE, was trading 12c or 9.5% up at 138c late this morning.
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