The Wetherspoon (JD) plc board is recommending the payment of a final dividend, equivalent to the 2019 annual dividend, of 12 pence (2023: nil) per share.
Other financial highlights include:
Like-for-like sales +7.6%
Revenue £2,035.5m (2023: £1,925.0m) +5.7%
Profit before tax £73.9m (2023: £42.6m) +73.5%
Operating profit £139.5m (2023: £107.1m) +30.2%
Diluted earnings per share 46.8p (2023: 26.4p) +77.3%
Free cash inflow per share 26.4p (2023: 211.4p) -87.5%
