** Shares of Tourism Holdings THL.NZ fall as much as 3.1%
to NZ$3.460, hitting its worst level since Dec. 15
** Tourism co posts HY NPAT of NZ$39.7 million ($24.41
million)
** Forecasts FY24 NPAT to be around NZ$75 million, adds NPAT
expectations are slightly lower than earlier ambitions for year
** Co sees FY24 as a transitional year
** Stock on track for its worst day since Feb. 2 - if
current trends hold
** Stock has fallen over 7% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.6265 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))