PGG Wrightson Limited declared an interim dividend of $0.0175 cents per share, which will be paid to shareholders registered at the record date of March 16, 2018. The dividend will be fully imputed and paid to shareholders on April 5, 2018. This dividend will be fully imputed.

The company reported unaudited earnings results for the half year ended December 31, 2017. For the period, operating revenue was NZD 628,177,000 against NZD 607,771,000 a year ago. Operating EBITDA was NZD 34,172,000 against NZD 25,982,000 a year ago. EBIT was NZD 29,244,000 against NZD 21,040,000 a year ago. Profit from continuing operations before income taxes was NZD 21,247,000 against NZD 19,529,000 a year ago. Profit from continuing operations was NZD 14,643,000 against NZD 14,967,000 a year ago. Net profit after tax was NZD 14,640,000 against NZD 14,979,000 a year ago. Profit attributable to shareholders of the company was NZD 14,488,000 against NZD 14,988,000 a year ago. Basic earnings per share were NZD 0.019 against NZD 0.020 a year ago. Net cash out flow from operating activities was NZD 49,779,000 against NZD 16,193,000 a year ago. Purchase of property, plant and equipment was NZD 5,268,000 against NZD 6,950,000 a year ago.