Johannesburg - Astral Foods [JSE:ARL] advised shareholders on Monday that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that Astral Foods' headline earnings per share for the six months ended March 31 2014 will reflect an increase of between 300% and 310% compared to the previous comparable period.
Earnings per share for the six months period will reflect an increase of between 30% and 40% compared to the earnings per share as reported for the six months ended March 31 2013.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by Astral Foods' auditors.
It is expected that the results for the six months to March 31 2014 will be published on Sens on May 19 2014.
Earnings per share for the six months period will reflect an increase of between 30% and 40% compared to the earnings per share as reported for the six months ended March 31 2013.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by Astral Foods' auditors.
It is expected that the results for the six months to March 31 2014 will be published on Sens on May 19 2014.