Golden Agri’s H2 profit soars about 17 times to US$262.1 million on higher palm oil prices, sales
Its board proposes a final dividend of S$0.00804 per share
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PALM oil producer Golden Agri-Resources ’ net profit for its second half ended Dec 31 surged to US$262.1 million from US$15.3 million in H2 FY2023, on the back of higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices and sales volumes.
A turnaround on foreign exchange to a positive US$84.6 million from a net loss of US$24 million also contributed to the earnings recovery, based on the group’s financials released on Thursday (Feb 27).
Its earnings per share (EPS) for H2 FY2024 stood at US$0.0207, up from an EPS of US$0.0012 in the previous corresponding period. Revenue for the half year climbed 18.2 per cent on the year to US$5.8 billion from US$4.9 billion.
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