AFRICA'S biggest shipping company Grindrod, forecast a further slide in earnings in the second half as recession hit cargo volumes and rates after first-half profit tumbled by more than 50percent.
AFRICA'S biggest shipping company Grindrod, forecast a further slide in earnings in the second half as recession hit cargo volumes and rates after first-half profit tumbled by more than 50percent.
Grindrod, which derives 80percent of its profit from shipping resources, said yesterday headline earnings per share for the six months to end-June fell 56percent to 105,7 cents, in line with its predicted 50-60percent fall. - Reuters
Grindrod profit tumbles
AFRICA'S biggest shipping company Grindrod, forecast a further slide in earnings in the second half as recession hit cargo volumes and rates after first-half profit tumbled by more than 50percent.
AFRICA'S biggest shipping company Grindrod, forecast a further slide in earnings in the second half as recession hit cargo volumes and rates after first-half profit tumbled by more than 50percent.
Grindrod, which derives 80percent of its profit from shipping resources, said yesterday headline earnings per share for the six months to end-June fell 56percent to 105,7 cents, in line with its predicted 50-60percent fall. - Reuters