A final ordinary dividend of 12.75p is recommended by the Savills plc Board (2020: 17.0p), alongside a supplemental interim dividend of 15.6p (2020: nil). The Board is also proposing a one-time special dividend of 27.05p being similar to the 2019 final ordinary and supplementary dividends which were cancelled as COVID-19 took hold in March 2020.
Other financial highlights include:
Group revenue up 23% to £2.15bn (2020: £1.74bn)
Underlying profit before tax up 107% to £200.3m (2020: £96.6m)
Reported profit before tax up 120% to £183.1m (2020: £83.2m)
Reported basic earnings per share ('EPS') up 114% to 104.9p (2020: 49.0p)
Net cash £340.7m (2020: £177.7m)
