Libstar forecasts 37%-47% drop in H1 EPS, hurt by Dickon Hall Foods underperformance

• Libstar guided for H1 EPS of 8-9.6 cents, down 36.8%-47.4% from 15.2 cents a year earlier.
• HEPS seen at 12.1-13.7 cents, down 18%-27.5% from 16.7 cents.
• Normalised HEPS from continuing operations forecast at 23-25.4 cents versus 24.8 cents, ranging from +2.4% to -7.3%.
• Normalised EBITDA expected at R 446.1-460.3 million, down 2.8%-5.8% from R 473.8 million.
• H1 included R 16.3 million impairments, R 8 million PPE scrapping loss, R 10.3 million unrealised FX losses, R 12.3 million retrenchment costs.

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