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Aristocrat Leisure Posts Higher Fiscal H1 Adjusted Earnings, Flat Revenue; Boosts Share Buyback Program

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Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) reported Wednesday fiscal first-half adjusted earnings of AU$1.29 per share, up from AU$1.163 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$1.29.

Revenue for the six months ended March 31 was AU$3.03 billion, unchanged from a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$3.08 billion.

The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.50 per share, up from AU$0.44 a year earlier, payable July 1 to shareholders on record as of May 26. It also approved an increase of AU$1 billion in the company's share buyback program and an extension through May 12, 2027.

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