Bell Equipment Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ending December 31, 2017. The company's earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) are both expected to be at least 150 cents for the year ended December 31, 2017 when compared to the EPS and HEPS of 39 cents for the year ended December 31, 2016. The expected increase in earnings is mainly due to the following: An improvement in demand in the markets in which the group is active. Certain once-off recoveries during 2017, including the recovery of a substantial customer account provided for in a prior period. Good cost containment. An improvement in the financial results of the company's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017 compared with 2016 when significant losses were incurred as previously reported on. The depreciation in the Rand in the second half of 2017.