JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ​Mr Price on ⁠Friday reported ‌a 2.4% rise in ​annual earnings, with growth ​partly constrained by ​one-off costs linked to its acquisition ⁠of NKD Group, a German-based discount retailer.

Diluted headline ​earnings ‌per share (DHEPS), ⁠a ⁠key earnings figure, rose to ​14.11 ‌rand in ⁠the 52 weeks ended March 28. On a normalised basis, DHEPS rose by 8% to 14.89 ‌rand.

The group declared a final ⁠dividend of ​592.8 cents per share.