The Bidvest Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2020. Normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) is expected to be 22% to 24% lower compared to the prior year (FY19: 1,334 cents), translating into normalised HEPS of between 1,014 cents and 1,040 cents. HEPS from continuing operations, which includes Comair's operating loss and the impairment of its SAA settlement claim totaling R201 million, a fair value adjustment to Adcock Ingram's inventory in terms of IFRS 3 as well as the COVID-19 charges, is expected to be between 59% and 61% lower than the prior year (FY19: 1,366 cents), translating into a range of between 533 cents and 560 cents. Group HEPS is expected to be between 70% and 72% lower compared to the prior year (FY19: 1,352 cents), translating into a range of between 379 cents and 406 cents. The operational losses recognised for the discontinued Bidvest Car Rental negatively impacted Group HEPS. Basic earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations is expected to be between 95% and 97% lower than the 1,134 cents reported in FY19, translating into a range of 34 cents and 57 cents EPS. Group EPS is expected to be more than a 100% lower, translating into an EPS loss of between 130 cents and 150 cents, when compared to the previous year profit of 1,119 cents.