Wesfarmers 报告称，在 Bunnings 和 Kmart 的带领下，上半年利润强劲，股息大幅上调。 Wesfarmers reports strong first-half profits, led by Bunnings and Kmart, with a big dividend hike.

Kmart和Bunnings的母公司Wesfarmers报告前半部业绩强劲,净利润增长2.9%,达15亿美元,收入增长3.6%,达235亿美元。 Wesfarmers, the parent company of Kmart and Bunnings, reported a strong first-half performance with a 2.9% increase in net profit to $1.5 billion and 3.6% revenue growth to $23.5 billion. Bunnings和Kmart集团带动了增长,Bunnings的收入增加3.1%,达到103亿美元,Kmart的销售额增加2%,达到62亿美元。 Bunnings and Kmart Group led the growth, with Bunnings' revenue up 3.1% to $10.3 billion and Kmart's sales increasing 2% to $6.2 billion. 该公司宣布将临时红利提高4.4%,达到每股95美分,于2025年4月1日支付。 The company announced a 4.4% hike in its interim dividend to 95 cents per share, payable on April 1, 2025. 尽管存在各种挑战,威斯农场主仍然对新西兰市场持乐观态度,并计划缩减其电子商务平台Catch。 Despite challenges, Wesfarmers remains optimistic about its New Zealand market and plans to wind down its e-commerce platform, Catch.