Fonterra more than doubles full-year profit
The NZ company declared a higher final dividendNew Zealand's Fonterra reported an annual profit on Thursday that more than doubled and declared a higher final dividend, helped by strong margins from its cheese and protein portfolio, Reuters reported.
The world's biggest dairy exporter posted normalised profit after tax of NZ$1.33 billion ($788.3 million) for the year ended July 31, compared with NZ$591 million a year earlier.
Fonterra declared a final dividend of 40 NZ cents per share, compared with 15 NZ cents declared last year.