The Irish Continental Group plc Directors have declared an interim dividend of 4.87 cent per share (2022: 4.64 cent) payable on 6 October 2023 to shareholders on the register on 15 September 2023.
Other financial highlights include:
- Group revenue generated totalling €264.0 million, €0.9 million more than HY 2022.
- Operating profit generated was €16.2 million, compared to an operating profit of €17.4 million in HY 2022.
- EBITDA generated of €49.0 million, €1.7 million more than HY 2022.
- Gross cash balances of €35.0 million (31 December 2022: €39.0 million).
- Net debt at €164.5 million, €6.6 million lower than at the beginning of the year.
- In May 2023, the Group chartered the Oscar Wilde cruise ferry (ex Tallink Star) for an initial 20 month period with further extension options. The vessel entered service on the Rosslare – Pembroke route, replacing the Blue Star 1.
