Campbell Brothers Limited
(ASX:CPB) has generated a net profit of $222.4 million for the six months to the end of March this year.
The figure was a 68 per cent increase for the same period last year.
The minerals laboratory operator attributes the results to strong growth in global mineral exploration activity by its ALS Minerals division, which was acquired in July last year.
Campbells recently expanded its food testing operations with acquisitions made in the United Kingdom.
The Brisbane-based company declared a final 50 per cent franked dividend of $1.30 per share.
