Whitefield Industrials (ASX:WHF) reported Monday fiscal first-half preliminary unaudited earnings of AU$0.087 per share, down 3% from AU$0.09 a year earlier.

Revenue for the six months ended Sept. 30 was AU$12.8 million, compared with AU$13.3 million a year earlier.

The company expects to pay a half-year dividend of $0.105 per share to its shareholders in mid-December.

Shares rose nearly 1% in afternoon trade on Monday.