Choppies Enterprises Limited provided earnings guidance for the six month period ended December 31, 2017. The company's earnings per share for the current reporting period are expected to increase to between 5.65 thebe and 6.10 thebe per share. This is an increase of between 25% and 35% in comparison to the EPS of 4.52 thebe reported in the previous corresponding period. The company's headline earnings per share are expected to increase to between 5.42 thebe and 5.88 thebe per share, an increase of between 20% and 30% in comparison to the HEPS of 4.52 thebe in the previous corresponding period. The increase in HEPS and EPS has been driven mainly by an improved performance by the South African operations.