Choppies Enterprises Limited provided earnings guidance for the half year ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the half year company's EPS is expected to show a reduction of 40% to 50% from the EPS reported for the half year ended 31 December 2015. Earnings per share will therefore be in the range of Thebe 4.08 to 4.85 compared to Thebe 8.08 last half year. The group's HEPS is expected to show a reduction of 30% to 40% from the HEPS reported for the half year ended 31 December 2015. Headline earnings per share will therefore be in the range of Thebe 4.08 to 4.85 compared to Thebe 6.84 last half year.