For the year ended 30 June 2013 Steel & Tube Holdings Limited reported a Group net profit after tax of $15.6 million. This result compares to a profit after tax of $13.1 million last year, an increase of 19%. Earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2013 were 17.8 cents, compared to 14.9 cents for the year prior.
As at 30 June 2013, total equity increased by $4.5 million to $157.2 million. Total assets decreased by $8.1 million to $222.4 million, compared to $230.4 million in the prior year.
The Group’s debt to equity ratio of 13% continues to be at a level which enables the Group to leverage against its assets, if required. The Company is in a sound position.
