Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) reported Thursday that its earnings per diluted share in the fiscal first half fell to AU$0.106, from AU$0.299 per diluted share a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting an EPS of AU$0.14.
Operating revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2024, was AU$686.2 million, up 4% from AU$657.8 million in the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha expected AU$683.4 million.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.61 per share, down from the AU$0.65 in the previous reported period, payable on April 4 to shareholders on record as of March 14.