Plus500 Ltd announce a $60.0m dividend declared today ($0.7344 per share), comprising of an interim dividend of $33.7m ($0.4125 per share) and a special dividend of $26.3m ($0.3219 per share). Both dividends have an ex-dividend date of 24 August 2023, a record date of 25 August 2023 and a payment date of 9 November 2023
Other financial highlights include:
- Group revenue (comprising trading income of $346.2m and interest income of $22.3m), up 15% to $368.5m, compared to H2 2022 (H2 2022: $321.2m, H1 2022: $511.4m)
- Customer Income, a key measure of the Group's underlying performance, up 2% to $304.3m, compared to H2 2022 (H2 2022: $299.8m, H1 2022: $339.8m)
- EBITDA up 17% to $174.1m, compared to H2 2022 (H2 2022: $148.5m, H1 2022: $305.3m)
- EBITDA margin up 2% to 47% compared to H2 2022 (H2 2022: 46%, H1 2022: 60%)
- Basic Earnings Per Share) EPS) up 19% to $1.61, compared to H2 2022 (H2 2022: $1.35, H1 2022: $2.46)