Bp (South Sea) Co.
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Great Financial Strength
IN the year ended January 31, 1945, Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd. (that part of the big firm which operates in the Central Pacific, with head office in Suva), made a profit of £96,732.
Comparative figures:
The issued capital is £750,000, and the dividend is at the rate of 1/9 per £1 share.
The company’s financial strength is very great—it has considerably more than doubled in five years. ,
1945 1944 1940 £ £ £ Net Profit . . . 96,732 112,589 49,353 Reserves .. 458,728 312,000 130,000 Investments .. 499.570 408,764 258,096 Cash 78,271 94,595 65,714 Merchandise 856,980 691,807 98,803 Book Debts .. 49,613 69’, 196 165.005