InvestSMART

Select Harvests reaps bumper earnings

The almond grower soared to a 3-year high this morning after upgrading its profit for 2012-13.
By · 22 Jul 2013
By ·
22 Jul 2013
comments Comments
Upsell Banner

Shares in Select Harvests raced up to a more than three-year high this morning on the back of a profit upgrade.

The almond grower estimates that its full-year crop will come in at 11,800 tonnes and that the average almond price will be $6.38 a kilogram.

Both figures are ahead of the company’s earlier guidance of 11,000 tonnes at a price of $6.30 a kilogram, and its 2012-13 result compares very favourably to the previous year when it harvested 5,830 tonnes at $5.03 a kilogram.

Based on the new estimates, its full year earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) and underlying net profit are expected to come in around $33 million and $22 million, respectively.

Select Harvests turned in an EBIT loss of $2.5 million and an underlying net profit of $9.5 million in 2011-12.

The stock, which is part of the Uncapped 100, jumped 5.8% to $3.81 in morning trade. 

Share this article and show your support
Free Membership
Free Membership
Brendon Lau
Brendon Lau
Keep on reading more articles from Brendon Lau. See more articles
Join the conversation
Join the conversation...
There are comments posted so far. Join the conversation, please login or Sign up.