African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited provided group earnings guidance for the six months ended February 29, 2016. For the period, the company expected that the group's basic earnings per share will be between 13.20 cents to 14.88 cents per share compared to the 8.39 cents in the prior comparative period, being an increase of between 57% and 77%. The group's headline earnings per share will be between 12.95 cents to 15.09 cents per share compared to the 10.72 cents in the prior comparative period, being an increase of between 21% and 41%.