Pinnacle has released a trading statement alerting shareholders to the possibility that its earnings for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 may be substantially higher than the previous year.
Shareholders are advised that the company is reasonably certain that its audited results for the year ended 30 June 2013 will reflect headline earnings per share (HEPS) and earnings per share (EPS) of between 200 cents per share (cps) and 207 cps respectively.
These amounts are between 14% and 18% higher than the HEPS of 175.1 cps and the EPS of 175.4 cps achieved in the comparative period last year.