Financial News - Q2 2010 Quarterly Earnings Report for Keppel Corp

Second quarter 2010 results for Keppel Corporation:

• Financial Statements

Key Points

• Net profit improved 11% to S$669 million compared to 1H 2009’s S$603 million.
• Earnings per share of 41.9 cents, up 11% from 1H 2009’s 37.8 cents.
• Annualised ROE remained above 20%.
• Economic Value Added before exceptional items increased from S$452 million to S$493 million. 
• Cash outflow of S$859 million.
• Net gearing of 0.01x.
• Interim dividend increased 7% to 16.0 cents per share.  

Author's Note
Book closure date for the interim dividend of 16.0 cents is on 6 Aug 2010, and will be paid on 27 Aug 2010.

Interim dividend for the last financial year was 15.0 cents per share.