Contact Energy (NZE:CEN, ASX:CEN) reported Monday fiscal first-half earnings of NZ$0.179 per diluted share, down from NZ$0.195 per diluted share a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expected NZ$0.16.
Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31 2024 was NZ$1.71 billion, compared with NZ$1.31 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected NZ$1.36 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of NZ$0.16 per share, up from NZ$0.14 in the previously reported period, payable on March 18 to shareholders on record as of Feb. 25.