Naspers Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Rose on E-Commerce Gains; Launches Buyback Program -- Update
27 Junho 2022 - 4:15AM
Dow Jones News
By Anthony O. Goriainoff
Naspers Ltd. and its Amsterdam-listed subsidiary Prosus NV said
Monday that revenue grew in fiscal 2022, bolstered by their
e-commerce segments, and that they are launching an open-ended
buyback program of both Naspers and Prosus shares.
South African investor Naspers--which owns a major stake in
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. through Prosus--said
revenue for the year to March 31 was $7.94 billion, compared with
$5.93 billion a year earlier.
Naspers said e-commerce segment revenue rose 56% to $10.7
billion. E-commerce segment revenue for Prosus was $9.8 billion, up
58%, it said.
Naspers said core headline earnings per share were $7.18,
compared with $8.14.
Core headline earnings for Naspers fell 40% to $2.1 billion,
with Prosus reporting core headline earnings of $3.7 billion, a
drop of 23%. The group said this was due to the continuing
investment in the e-commerce portfolio and a period of slower
growth at Tencent, as it adapted to China's regulatory changes.
Group trading profit fell 10% to $5 billion, reflecting
investments to expand market opportunity for each segment in the
business, the group said.
The group said it had disposed of shares in JD.com Inc. for
proceeds of around $3.67 billion. Those proceeds will be retained
by the Prosus group for general corporate and liquidity purposes,
it said.
Prosus declared a dividend of 14 European cents (15 U.S. cents)
a share.
"Our solid financial footing positions us well for the
challenging operating environment and the execution of our
strategy," the company said.
Write to Anthony O. Goriainoff at
anthony.orunagoriainoff@dowjones.com
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