Berjaya Sport Q2 net profit up 20.6% to RM99.7mil

KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd recorded a 20.6% year-on-year jump in net profit to RM99.7mil from RM82.6 in the second quarter ended Oct 31, 2014, as revenue rose 44.7% to RM1.254bil from RM866.9mil.

Earnings per share in the quarter climbed to 7.39 sen from 6.19 sen, and the company declared a second interim dividend of 6 sen per share, with the entitlement date fixed on Jan 30, 2015 and payment date on Feb 13, 2015.