Independence Group’s net profit improves in 1Q17

Company News

by David Chau


Independence Group (ASX:IGO) has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter of the 2017 financial year.

The mining company says its EBITDA was $38.1 million, which is down 3.5% compared to the same period last year.

Also, its NPAT was $10 million, which is far better compared to the net loss of $49.9 million that it posted in the first quarter of FY16.

Independence Group paid a fully franked dividend of 2 cents per share during the quarter, in accordance with its policy to pay 30% of its NPAT as a dividend.

The company also completed an equity placement to raise net proceeds of $274 million.

Independence Group posted a net loss of $58.8 million at 30 June 2016.

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