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Flight Centre $91.8m Profit 1H2013

Travel Agency Company Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) have announced its half year financial results for 2013 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Flight Centre announced a $91.8 million profit for the half year, up 6.7 percent on $81.6 million in the prior corresponding period.
  • FLT Revenue was up revenue lifted 6.9 per cent year-on-year, to $1.01 billion, from $954 million.
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Whitehaven Coal $47m Loss 1H2013

Coal mining company Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) have announced its half year financial results for 2013 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Whitehaven Coal have posted a $47 million loss for the first half of 2013.
  • WHC revenue fell 18 percent to $281 million.
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Transfield Services $247m Loss 1H2013

Construction and maintenance company, Transfield (ASX:TSE) have announced its half year financial results for 2013 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Transfield Services posted a $247 million Loss for the 6 months.
  • Transfield chief executive Graeme Hunt said, " We are cutting parts that are not aligned with strategy or do not meet our margin, capital or growth criteria."
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Oil Search US$175.8m Profit Down 13% FY2012

Oil Search (ASX:OSH) have announced its full year financial results for 2012 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Oil Search have posted a Net Profit of US$175.8 million for the 2012 financial year, down 13 percent on $202.5 million in 2011.
  • OSH revenue fell to US$724.6 million from US$ 732.9 million.
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Ramsay Health Care $138.4m Profit Up 10% 1H2013

Australia's largest private hospital company, Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) have announced its half year financial results for 2013 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Ramsay Healthcare profit up 10.1 percent to $138.4 million in the financial half year from $125.7 million in the prior corresponding period.
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Seven Group $256.8m Profit 1H2013

Kerry Stokes' mixed mining and media business Seven Group (ASX: SVW) have announced its company financial results for the first half of 2013 to shareholders and investors on the Australian stock market.

  • Seven Group Net Profit for the first half was $256.8 million, up from $52.1 million in the previous corresponding period.
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Virgin Australia $23m Profit Down 56% 1H2013

Airline company, Virgin Australia (ASX:VAH) have announced its half year financial results for 2013 to its shareholders and investors on the Australian stockmarket.

  • Virgin Australia Net Profit of $23 million for the half, down 56 percent from $52 million in the previous corresponding period.
  • Virgin Australia's underlying profit before tax down to $61 million from $91 million. The first half of 2011-2012 gave Virgin an advantage after industrial action at Qantas.
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