Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited provided Group earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 September 2017. For the period, the company expects headline earnings per share of 20.9 cents ­ 22.3 cents and earnings per share of 21.2 cents ­ 22.5 cents. The profit from operations before non-trading and capital items more appropriately reflects the core trading results of the operating divisions of the group. The profit from operations before non-trading items is expected to be between 3% to 5% higher than the six month period in the prior year.