Prescient Limited reported earnings guidance for the year ended 31 March 2015. The company announced that financial results of the period to be reported upon will differ by 20% or more from the financial results of the previous corresponding period. The company said that basic earnings per share for continuing operations for the year is expected to be between 8.25 cents per share and 8.35 cents per share compared to 7.15 cents per share reflecting an increase of between 15.4% and 16.8% on the previous year; and headline earnings per share for continuing operations for the year is expected to be between 7.70 and 7.80 cents per share compared to 6.96 cents per share reflecting an increase of between 10.6% and 12.1%; and basic earnings per share for the year is expected to be between 8.00 and 8.10 cents per share compared to 4.03 cents per share reflecting an increase of between 98.5% and 101.0% on the previous year; and headline earnings per share for the year is expected to be between 7.50 and 7.60 cents per share compared to 6.53 cents per share reflecting an increase of between 14.9% and 16.4% on the previous year.

The significant increase in EPS between 2014 and 2015 is primarily a result of the prior year results including the loss incurred on the sale of Prescient Ireland, which was separately disclosed in discontinued operations and reflected as a headline earnings adjustment. The expected ranges of earnings and headline earnings for continuing operations have been included in this trading statement to provide relevant information to shareholders.