LONDON--Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (JAR.LN), a diversified
business group, which focuses principally on Asia, Friday posted a
7.3% drop in pretax profit during the half year-end, adding that
the group's overall performance for the full year is expected to be
broadly unchanged from last year.
MAIN FACTS:
-The company recorded pretax profit of 2.39 billion United
States during the half year-ended June 30, compared with $2.57
billion a year earlier
-Revenue $19.99 billion versus $20.17 billion; Revenue together
with revenue of associates and joint ventures $31.36 billion
dollars versus $30.27 billion.
-Net attributable to shareholders of the company $784 million
versus $776 million; Underlying profit attributable to shareholders
$753 million versus $705 million
-Operating profit $1.74 billion versus $2.16 billion
-Diluted earnings per share $2.13 versus $2.13; Basic earnings
per share $2.14 versus $2.14
-Net asset value per share $49.09 versus $48.53
-Interim dividend per share 37.00c versus 35.00c
-Jardine Matheson Holdings shares in London at 1005 GMT traded
down 113.0 cents, or 2.1%, at $52.57, valuing the company at $36.38
billion.
-Write to Razak Musah Baba at razak.baba@wsj.com
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