Heartland Group Holdings (ASX:HGH, NZE:HGH) reported Thursday that its earnings per diluted share in the fiscal first half fell to NZ$0.004, from NZ$0.053 per diluted share a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting an EPS of NZ$0.0313.
Net operating income for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2024, was NZ$155.3 million, up 8% from NZ$141.2 million in the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected NZ$159.5 million.
The financial services firm expects fiscal year underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) to be at least NZ$45 million and the difference between reported and underlying NPAT to reduce in the fiscal second half.
The board declared an interim dividend of NZ$0.02 per share, down NZ$0.02 from the previous comparable period, payable on March 21 to shareholders on record as of March 5.