Revenue ($m) 25,639, up 15pc from year-earlier 22,294
Pre-tax profit ($m) 8826 v 7790
Net profit ($USm) 4828 v 5190
Interim dividend USc101 v USc65, payable on March 23
BHP has smashed its interim dividend record by 55 per cent after bumper iron ore prices and strong exports from Western Australia’s Pilbara region delivered the miner’s best underlying half-year profit in nine years.
Shareholders will receive a better than expected $US1.01 per share after the miner reported a $US6.03 ($7.75) billion underlying interim profit on Tuesday.
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