Naspers boosts FY headline profit on strong demand

(Reuters) - Africa's biggest media company Naspers boosted annual core headline earnings by 39 percent thanks to buoyant demand in its key markets and acquisitions, it said on Tuesday.

South Africa-based Naspers, which owns the continent's biggest pay-TV network DStv, said in a statement headline EPS rose to 866 cents versus 764 cents while core headline earnings rose to 2.8 billion rand from 2.03 billion rand.


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S.Africa's Telkom FY headline EPS down 1 pct

(Reuters) - Africa's biggest telecoms company, Telkom, posted a one percent decline in annual headline earnings per share on Wednesday.

South Africa's fixed-line operator said headline EPS fell to 1,710.7 cents in the year to end March, below analysts' expectations.


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Tiger Brands H1 headline EPS up 25 pct, warns on FY

(Reuters) - South African food and pharmaceuticals group Tiger Brands posted a 25 percent rise in first-half headline earnings per share, at the top end of the company's own forecast for a 20-25 percent increase.

But the firm cautioned that growth in headline EPS for the full-year would be "well below" that seen in the first six months.


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