Sun International Limited provided earnings guidance for the half year ended June 30, 2018. Basic earnings per share for the financial half year ended 30 June 2018 is expected to be a profit of between 99 cents per share and 119 cents per share compared; headline earnings per share for the financial half year ended 30 June 2018 is expected to be a profit of between 112 cents per share and 135 cents per share; and adjusted diluted headline earnings per share is expected to be a profit of between 96 cents per share and 115 cents per share. During the period under review, group income increased by 4% to ZAR 7.9 billion. Group EBITDA increased by 6% to ZAR 2.0 billion while on a comparable basis Group EBITDA increased by 2% to ZAR 1.8 billion. The increase in the VAT rate from 14% to 15% affected EBITDA by approximately ZAR 21 million. The group's attributable loss from Time Square increased from ZAR 63 million in the prior corresponding period to ZAR 182 million during the period under review due to higher depreciation and interest charges together with no tax relief from the losses.