AGL profit surges to $1.59 billion

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by Rachael Jones

AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) has released their financial year results for 2018. They have declared an Underlying Profit after tax up 28 per cent to $1.023 billion.

For the full year to June 30, they posted a statutory net profit after tax attributable to shareholders of $1.59 billion, nearly triple the $539 million the company posted last year.

They are developing over $2 billion worth of electricity generation projects throughout Australia, to improve affordability and reliability. 

AGL declared a final dividend of 63 cents a share.

Shares in AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) closed down 0.36 per cent to $22.01 yesterday. 

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