Allied Electronics Corporation Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended August 31, 2017. For the period, the headline earnings per share is expected to be a profit of between 36 cents ­ 42 cents. Basic earnings per share is expected to be a profit of at least 20 cents. On a normalized basis, both EBITDA and headline earnings in the continuing operations are expected to show growth in excess of 10%. EBITDA for continuing operations is expected to be broadly in line with the previous corresponding period despite the strengthening of the Rand. Basic earnings per share is expected to be between 41 cents ­ 45 cents.