Anchor Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2016. For the year, the company's earnings per share (EPS) is anticipated to be 25-36% higher than the year ended 31 December 2015 of 55.1 cents per share and is expected to be between 68.9 to 74.7 cents per share for the year ended 31 December 2016. The results were positively impacted by an accounting adjustment that relates to Anchor Securities Proprietary Limited, which was previously accounted for as an associate and is now accounted for as a subsidiary, following the acquisition of the remaining shares in Anchor Securities. The accounting adjustment is excluded from Headline earnings per share (HEPS) and Adjusted Headline earnings per share (AHEPS). The company’s headline earnings per share are expected to be between 55.7 cents 60.4 cents against 55.1 cents a year ago. The company’s adjusted headline earnings per share is expected to be between 57.0 cents 61.8 cents against 55.1 cents a year ago.