James Halstead plc declared an interim dividend of 2.50p per share (2022: 2.25p), an increase of 11.1%. This dividend will be payable on 14 June 2024 to those shareholders on the register as at 17 May 2024.
Equity dividends per share, paid and declared/proposed are as follows:
- 5.50p final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2022, paid on 16 December 2022
- 2.25p interim dividend for the year ended 30 June 2023, paid on 9 June 2023
- 5.75p final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2023, paid on 15 December 2023
Other financial highlights include:
Revenue at £136.5 million (2022: £149.6 million)
Operating profit at £26.2 million (2022: £23.1 million)
Pre-tax profit at £27.4 million (2022: £23.2 million)
Basic earnings per ordinary share 4.8p (2022: 4.3p)
Cash of £62.4 million (2022: £44.3 million)