Whitefield Industrials (ASX:WHF) reported Tuesday diluted earnings of AU$0.1842 per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, compared with AU$0.1695 per diluted share a year earlier.

This excludes all net realized gains/losses on investments and gains on reset/conversion of convertible resettable preference shares.

Net profit for the fiscal year was AU$22.4 million, up from AU$20.4 million in the year-ago period.

Investment income from ordinary activities for the reported year was AU$26.4 million, up from AU$24.7 million a year earlier.

The board declared a dividend of AU$0.105 per share, up from the AU$0.1025 payout in the previous reporting period, payable on June 12, with a record date of May 27.