Ecsponent Limited provided earnings guidance for the fifteen months ended March 31, 2017. The Board advise shareholders that it is reasonably certain that the year-end results for the 15-month period ended 31 March 2017 when compared with the published results for the financial year ended 31 December 2015, will show an increase of a minimum of 185% in earnings per share (EPS), resulting in a minimum EPS of 7.384 cents, as compared to the EPS of 2.591 cents for the Comparative Period. Profitability was notably driven by the successful corporate actions engaged in by the Company, including the disposal of non-core assets at ZAR 141 million at a gain of ZAR 74.6 million. The headline earnings per share is expected to decrease by a maximum of 100%, resulting in a minimum HEPS of 0.001 cents, as compared to the HEPS of 2.490 cents for the Comparative Period.