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Europe sales help boost VTech profit 34pc

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Robust sales growth in its electronic learning aids in Europe has boosted attributable profit of consumer electronics manufacturer VTech Holdings 34.15 per cent to US$43.6 million for the year to March.

Sales of telecommunications products grew 10.5 per cent to $224.6 million.

Total sales increased from $688 million to $731 million.

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Earnings per share were 21.3 cents on a fully diluted basis, up from 16.1 cents.

The world's largest manufacturer of toy computers and telecommunications equipment recommended a final payout of five cents a share, taking annual payout to eight cents, unchanged from the previous year.

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Chairman Allan Wong Chi-yun attributed the profit to the company's continuing expansion and rationalisation of operations.

He said VTech planned to sell its loss-making personal computer manufacturing business this year.

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