Argent Industrial Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 March 2018. The company's headline earnings per share for the year ended 31 March 2018 are expected to be between 1% and 18% higher at 68.41 and 82.34 cents per share than the 69.6 cents per share reported for the previous corresponding period. Loss per share for the 12 months ended 31 March 2018 is expected to be between 394% and 414% lower at a loss of between 199.81 cents per share and a loss of 213.41 cents per share than the 68 cents earnings per share reported for the previous corresponding period. The loss per share relates to various South African impairments which were fully disclosed in the interim results released on 13 November 2017.