Likewise Group Plc announce a final Dividend payment of 0.25 pence per ordinary share (FY22: 0.20 pence per ordinary share).
This makes the total dividend paid in the year of 0.35 pence per ordinary share (2022: 0.20 pence per ordinary share). This is a 75% increase on the FY22 Total Dividend, The final dividend, if approved by shareholders at the AGM, will be paid on 5 July 2024 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 31 May 2024, the ex-dividend date being 30 May 2024.
Other financial highlights include:
Group Sales increased 12.9% to £139.5 million (FY22: £123.6 million)
Underlying EBITDA of £7.9 million (FY22: £6.6 million)
Following further investment in infrastructure, Underlying Profit Before Tax of £2.32 million (FY22: £2.56 million)
Completion of All Deferred Consideration Payments of £4.3 million post year end
During April 2024 the Group processed its first £1 million order intake in a single day
Group Sales to the end of April 2024 increasing by 8.7% and Sales in Likewise Branded businesses increasing by 15.3% compared with the prior year