AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosus NV reported on Monday that trading profit rose 8% to $2.9 billion for the first half of its fiscal year 2022 as its portfolio of investments in educational technology and food delivery companies grew revenues rapidly.
It gave a comparable figure of $2.7 billion for the same period a year ago.
On Nov. 16, Prosus had said core profits would be up 5% to 12% on a per-share basis for the six months that ended on Sept. 30.
(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Kim Coghill)
