Singapore Exchange (SGX:S68) booked a 21% increase in its profit attributable to equity holders of SG$340.0 million in fiscal H1, from SG$281.6 million a year earlier, according to a filing with the Singapore Exchange on Thursday.
Attributable earnings per share rose to SG$0.316 from SG$0.255 in the comparable period. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha estimated EPS of SG$0.28.
Net revenue was up 15.6% year over year to SG$646.4 million from SG$559.0 million. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha estimated a revenue of SG$656.9 million.
The board also declared an interim quarterly dividend of SG$0.09 per share, payable on Feb. 21.
Shares of the company were up over 2% in recent trading.
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