Australia's Super Retail Group rises on robust HY results, interim dividend

SUPER RETAIL

16/02/2023 03:18

** Shares of Super Retail Group Ltd  SUL.AX  rise as much as
5.5% to A$12.63, on track for best day since Jan. 16
    ** Consumer retailer posts HY net profit for period
attributable A$144.2 mln ($99.66 mln), up 30.1%
    ** Says HY revenue from ordinary activities A$1,958.2 mln,
up 14.8%
    ** Declares fully franked interim dividend of 34.0 AU cents
per share
    ** Stock hits highest level since Feb. 3
    ** More than 1.4 mln shares change hands, almost twice the
30-day average volume
    ** Stock up 11.8% this year, as of last close
    ($1 = 1.4470 Australian dollars)
 (Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
 ((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))