Woolworths H1 Net Profit Rises 19%
Posted on February 28, 2013 at 04:38 AM EST
Woolworths (OTC: WOLWF ) reported a 19% rise in its first-half net profit. Woolworths' net profit for the period surged to 1.15 billion Australian dollars (US$1.18 billion), from A$966.9 million, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting a profit of A$1.195 billion. It raised its fiscal 2013 net