Jardine Matheson 1H Net Profit $1.05B On Revenue $14.32B

30th Jul 2010 10:53

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (JAR.LN) said Friday that for the six months ended June 30, it made a MAIN FACTS: -Revenue $14.32 billion (2009: $9.77 billion) -Operating profit $1.64 billion (2009:$2.39 billion) -Pretax profit $3.13 billion (2009: $972 million) -Net profit $1.05 billion (2009: $252 million) -Earnings per share 2.87 cents (2009: 0.71 cents) -Net asset value per share 29.45 cents (2009:27.26 cents) -Declared an increased interim dividend of 30.0 cents per share, up 20% -Group's overall performance in the second half is unlikely to exceed that of 2009, a satisfactory result is expected for the full year. By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 30, 2010 05:53 ET (09:53 GMT)