The London Stock Exhange Group announces a proposed final dividend of 51.7 pence per share, resulting in a 7% increase in the full year dividend to 75.0 pence per share, reflecting good performance and confident outlook for the new Group
· Total revenue up 3% to £2,124 million (2019: £2,056 million) and total income up 6% to £2,444 million (2019: £2,314 million) (up 5% on a constant currency basis)
Other financial highlights include:
· FTSE Russell revenue up 3% to £668 million (2019: £649 million) with growth in subscription revenues offset by a decline in asset-based revenues following significantly lower ETF AUM levels in H1
· Post Trade revenue up 7% to £751 million (2019: £700 million), driven by strong growth in LCH; record activity in CDS, FX and cash equities clearing; total income up 12% to £1,070 million (2019: £955 million), largely reflecting higher cash margin held
· Capital Markets revenue broadly flat on a reported basis at £427 million, and up 8% on a like-for-like basis excluding the one-off benefit of an IFRS 15 adjustment in prior year with strong performance in secondary markets
· Adjusted operating expenses, before depreciation and amortisation, were up 6% (up 5% on a constant currency basis) to £887 million (2019: £839 million)
· Adjusted operating profit up 5% to £1,118 million (2019: £1,065 million); operating profit up 2% to £755 million (2019: £738 million); adjusted EBITDA2 up 5% to £1,329 million (2019: £1,265 million) and EBITDA margin of 54.4%
· Adjusted EPS up 5% to 209.7 pence (2019: 200.3 pence); basic EPS up 1% to 120.3 pence (2019: 119.5 pence)
