Sunday, February 8, 2009

Lend Lease profit may drop by 15pc

LEND Lease Corporation has reaffirmed its guidance for a 10 to 15 per cent drop in operating profit for the current financial year.

Managing director Greg Clarke told an investor briefing, the property giant expects operating profit after tax for the full year to be between $380 million and $400 million, compared to the previous financial year's figure of $447.1 million.

He also said Lend Lease (llc.ASX:Quote,News) would have to make writedowns of about $297 million on the value of its portfolio as global economic conditions continue to worsen.




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