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Skellerup a bright note as NZ sharemarket tumbles

Thursday 17th of August 2023

The S&P/NZX Index fell sharply at lunchtime and closed at 11,651.58, declining 111.53 points or 0.95% – it was down 1.03% on June 7.

There were 89 decliners and 33 gainers over the whole market on volumes of 31.72 million share transactions worth $117.46m.

Rubber products manufacturer Skellerup Holdings rose 26c or 6.22% to $4.44 (reaching an intraday high of $4.70) after reporting a record net profit of $50.94m, up 7%, for the year ending June. Revenue increased 5% to $333.53m, and operating earnings (Ebit) were up 7% to $71.7m.

The industrial division’s revenue increased by 5% to $216.8m and profit by 10% to $42.9m. Agriculture revenue was up 6% to $117m and profit 1% to 34m with increased footwear sales.

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