The Watkin Jones Board has declared an interim dividend for the period of 2.6 pence per share, which will be paid on 30 June 2021 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 9 June 2021. The shares will go ex-dividend on 8 June 2021.
Other financial highlights include:
£29.1 million operating profit, slightly below last year's pre-pandemic level
33% of revenue was from BtR, showing its increasing importance to the Group (H1-2020: 22%)
23.2% gross margin, up 0.4% points (H1-2020: 22.8%), with a robust performance across all their businesses
£146.3 million total liquidity available, being cash and available debt facilities (H1-2020: £153.4 million)
