S.Africa's Tiger Brands flags H1 profit rise of up to 55%

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest food producer Tiger Brands said on Thursday it expects its half-year profits to rise by up to 55% versus a year earlier.

Its headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa - in the six months to March 31 would likely be between 724 and 758 cents, it said, compared to 489 cents a year earlier.

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(Reporting by Emma Rumney; editing by Jason Neely)