SGH (ASX:SGH) reported Tuesday fiscal first-half underlying earnings of AU$1.24 per diluted share, up from AU$1.18 per diluted share a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expected AU$1.1933.
Statutory earnings per diluted share was AU$1.28, compared with AU$0.51 a year earlier.
Revenue for the six months ended Dec.31, 2024, was AU$5.51 billion, compared with AU$5.39 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected AU$5.58 billion.
The company expects high single-digit earnings before interest and taxes growth in fiscal 2025. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expect fiscal 2025 earnings of AU$2.3183 per share on revenue of AU$11.3 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.30 per share, up 30% from AU$0.23 in the previously reported period, payable April 10 to shareholders on record as of March 11.