Revenue ($m): 6068, down 9.8pc on year-earlier 6728
Pre-tax profit ($m): 85 v 697
Net profit ($m): 13 v 599
Interim dividend: 12.5c, payable March 26
Origin Energy has warned of more “challenging” times ahead for its core energy markets business after a combination of lower commodity prices and higher costs meant it barely scraped a profit in the first half
Bottom line earnings dived 98 per cent dive to $13 million in the six months to December 31, while underlying earnings - the figure more closely watched by the market - more than halved to $224 million.
