Braemar Shipping 1H Pretax Profit, Revenue Rose; On Track to Meet Views
Braemar Shipping 1H Pretax Profit, Revenue Rose; On Track to Meet Views
By Joe Hoppe
乔·霍普(Joe Hoppe)著
Braemar Shipping Services PLC said Wednesday that its pretax profit and revenue rose after refocusing on its core shipbroking and corporate finance business, and said it was on track to meet upgraded expectations.
Braemar Shipping Services PLC周三表示，在重新专注于核心的船舶经纪和企业融资业务后，其税前利润和营收有所上升，并表示有望实现升级后的预期。
The London-listed, maritime-services company said that for the six months ended Aug. 31, pretax profit was 7.2 million pounds ($9.8 million) compared with a restated profit of GBP3.2 million a year earlier.
这家在伦敦上市的海事服务公司说，截至8月31日的六个月，税前利润为720万英镑(合980万美元)，而去年同期重报的利润为320万英镑。
Revenue rose to GBP47.4 million from a restated GBP42.8 million.
收入从重报的4280万英镑增加到4740万英镑。
The board declared an interim dividend of 2.0 pence a share. It didn't pay a dividend last year due to uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
董事会宣布中期股息为每股2.0便士。由于围绕冠状病毒大流行的不确定性，该公司去年没有支付股息。
The company said it looks forward with confidence as it delivers on its growth strategy centered on shipbroking.
该公司表示，在实现以船舶经纪为中心的增长战略时，它充满信心地期待着。
Braemar said it expects revenue and profit for the full year to exceed fiscal 2021's results and meet current upgraded expectations of operating profit. It didn't provide any figures.
Braemar表示，预计全年营收和利润将超过2021财年的业绩，并达到目前上调后的营业利润预期。它没有提供任何数字。
"Our strategic ambition is to push towards doubling the size of the group within four years, through organic growth and complementary, value-added acquisitions," Chief Executive James Gundy said.
首席执行官詹姆斯·甘迪(James Gundy)表示：“我们的战略目标是通过有机增长和互补性的增值收购，在四年内将集团规模扩大一倍。”
Shares at 1008 GMT were up 7.0 pence, or 2.8%, at 258.0 pence.
格林威治时间1008时，该公司股价上涨7.0%，至258.0便士，涨幅2.8%。
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