Sea Harvest ups dividend by double digits as acquisitions boost profits
Headline earnings in the group’s year to end-December up 48% to R410m, with the group benefiting from diversification
02 March 2020 - 07:49
Fishing group Sea Harvest, which is controlled by the Brimstone Corporation, upped its ordinary dividend per share for the year to end-December by double digits, amid a profit surge due to its recent acquisitions.
Profit after tax increased 35% to R396m, with headline earnings rising 48% to R410m, largely due to the acquisition of Ladismith Cheese and Viking Fishing...
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