Aspen Group: little change in profits

Aug 26 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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The Aspen Group has announced a FY10 profit after tax of $33.6 million, only slightly up from last year. Aspen was one of the few achievers last financial year, posting a profit of $33.2 million in FY09. Aspen Living currently manage five residential land estates in Australia and plan to create over 6000 home sites and build land assets to over a $1 billion.

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