The Foschini Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended March 31, 2016. For the period, the company expects its basic and headline earnings per share from continuing operations to be between 30% and 40% higher than those reported for the prior year ended 31 March 2015. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations are expected to be between 978 and 1,053 cents per share compared to the prior year reported number of 752.5 cents per share. Headline earnings per share from continuing operations are expected to be between 984 and 1,060 cents per share compared to the prior year reported number of 757.1 cents per share. Excluding the once-off acquisition costs incurred in the prior year relating to acquisition of Phase Eight as well as those incurred in the current year relating to the acquisition of Whistles, the company expects basic earnings per share from continuing operations to be between 15% and 25% higher than those reported for the prior year ended 31 March 2015 (between 1,027 and 1,116 cents per share compared to the prior year reported number of 893.3 cents per share). Excluding the once-off acquisition costs, as referred to above, the company expects headline earnings per share from continuing operations to be between 15% and 20% higher than those reported for the prior year ended 31 March 2015 (between 1,033 and 1,077 cents per share compared to the prior year reported number of 897.9 cents per share).