Australia's Vita Life Sciences hits 1-1/2-year high on upbeat FY results

Vita Life Sciences

26/02/2024 24:57

** Shares of Vita Life Sciences  VLS.AX  climb as much as
9.3% to A$2.050, hitting their highest level since Aug 25, 2022 
    ** Pharmaceutical and healthcare co posts 28.2% jump in FY
net profit attributable to A$9.1 mln ($5.97 mln)
    ** Says FY revenue up 10.9% to A$74.2 mln
    ** Declares a final dividend of 6 AU cents per share 
    ** Shares post their biggest intraday pct gain since Dec 15,
2023
    ** Stock up 5.3% YTD, as of last close 

($1 = 1.5253 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
 ((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))