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SYDNEY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Newly-listed land management and sales company, Peet & Co Ltd (ASX:PPC), today announced a net profit of $A28.7 million ($US20.16 million) for the year ended June 30 2004 and said it was on track to achieve 2005 forecasts.
The company, which listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on August 2, said strong growth of the owned land projects division coupled with solid returns from management of syndicated land projects in three states underpinned the revenues and profit, which was slightly ahead of prospectus.
A final dividend of 2.5 cents fully franked was declared, bring total dividends for the year to 10 cents.
Peet managing director Warwick Hemsley said that 50 per cent of the EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) was contributed by the syndication management business.
Lot sales from the syndication management business grossed revenue of $A151 million ($US106.07 million).
"The owned projects division contributed $A20.3 million ($US14.26 million) in EBIT due to the continuing maturity of land projects and prospects looked very positive as a number of new owned estates including Greenvale Estate in ...
Source: HighBeam Research, AUSTRALIA'S PEET & CO. POSTS FY NET PROFIT OF US$20 MLN.