Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) reported Thursday fiscal half-year diluted earnings per stapled security of AU$0.127, compared with a loss of AU$0.394 per stapled security a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expected earnings of AU$0.398 per diluted security.
Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2024, was AU$283.6 million, down from AU$308.2 million a year earlier.
The company upgraded its fiscal 2025 post-tax earnings guidance to AU$0.81 per security from AU$0.79 per security in the previous outlook, representing 6.9% year-on-year growth. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha are expecting fiscal 2025 diluted EPS of AU$0.791.
The board declared a dividend of AU$0.2342, up from the previous reported period's AU$0.2209, payable on Feb. 28 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2024.
The company's shares rose past 6% in recent Thursday trade, earlier hitting a 52-week high.