Record earnings from its underground mining business have offset weaker performance from African surface mining and investments to enable Australian services company Perenti to lift its Dec half-year (H1FY21) revenue to $A1.06B, up from $1.01B in the previous corresponding period.
Underlying EBITDA fell to $200.9M (H1FY20: $222M), with EBITDA margin remaining high at 19.8% (21.4%). NPAT fell to $44.6M ($60.1M).
MD-CEO Mark Norwell says the underground business, which delivered 90% of total EBITDA, continues to grow with $970M of new work and extensions secured predominantly in WA since July 1.
Perenti’s surface business remained profitable, supported by Australian operations and the Sanbrado project in Burkina Faso. A number of measures have been implemented following a strategic review of African Mining Services, including the consolidation of its underground and surface mining businesses.