Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 31 : 2-Mar-18

Yancoal Australia has posted a 2017 net profit of $A229m, its first since 2012. The result was boosted by pre-tax earnings of $A276m for the Coal & Allied assets that Yancoal bought for $US2.7bn ($A3.5bn). Yancoal CEO Reinhold Schmidt notes that the deal made the Chinese-backed company the third-largest coal producer in Australia. He says dividends may be on the agenda at some point, but stresses that the focus is on delivering sustainable returns for investors.

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YANCOAL AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX YAL, COAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES LIMITED, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO