India, Feb. 19 -- Brambles Ltd. (BXB.AX,BMBLF.PK), a pooling solutions company, reported that its profit attributable to members of the parent entity for the first-half of 2025 increased to US$446.2 million or 31.9 cents per share from US$407.8 million or 29.2 cents per share in the prior year.
Profit after tax from continuing operations was US$445.7 million, an increase of 11% from the prior year due to the growth in Underlying Profit and a 2% decrease in net finance costs, reflecting a lower average debt balance in the first-half of 2025 from stronger free cash generation. This was partially offset by higher lease interest expense due to an increase in interest rates and lease liabilities.
Underlying profit and operating profit was US$7...