Crookes Brothers Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended September 30, 2017. For the period, basic earnings per share is expected to be between 42.1 cents and 52.3 cents, being a decline of between 83.64% and 79.68%, compared to EPS of 257.4 cents in the corresponding prior period; and headline earnings per share is expected to be between 42.1 cents and 52.3 cents, being a decline of between 83.62% and 79.65% compared to HEPS of 257.0 cents in the corresponding prior period. The earnings decline is attributable mainly to a decrease in sugar prices and a reduction in sugar cane under crop in the aftermath of the drought resulting in a volume decrease as well as a significant biological asset write down on sugar cane crop.