BHP’s underlying profit jumps 33%, pays record dividend

Diversified miner BHP has reported a 33% increase in underlying attributable profit for the financial year ended June, as well as a 10% increasing in operating cash flows.

Underlying attributable profit, which excludes one-time gains and losses, was reported at $8.9-billion for the 2018 financial year, compared with the $6.7-billion in 2017, while operating cash flows increased from $16.8-billion to $18.4-billion.