Tiso Blackstar Group SE provided earnings guidance for the six month period ended 31 December 2017. Basic earnings per share and diluted EPS of between 17.84 cents and 21.34 cents, compared to 17.50 cents for the prior comparative period, which is an increase of between 1.9% and 21.9%; basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations of between 17.88 cents and 20.47 cents compared to 12.95 cents for the prior comparative period, which is an increase of between 38.1% and 58.1%; and basic and diluted headline earnings per share of between 19.96 cents and 20.57 cents, which represents an increase compared to the 3.05 cents of the prior comparative period.