Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Ibstock 2016 interim results
Group revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2016 was £210.0 million (1H 2015: £148.9 million includes four months' trading results only)
William Hill maintains its 2016 interim dividend
Trading remains in line with previous full-year operating profit guidance of £260-280m
Communisis increases its 2016 interim dividend by 10%
Adjusted EPS +20% at 2.42p, with adjusted profit before tax improving from £5.4m to £6.5m.
Cobham 2016 interim results
First half trading reflects previously announced Q1 performance issues and increased headwinds in Aviation Services. Positive momentum in Q2, including good progress in Wireless and Advanced Electronic Solutions
London Stock Exchange increases its 2016 interim dividend by 11.1%
Continued good financial performance with growth across all core business areas - in particular, in Information Services, including strong results at FTSE Russell, in Capital Markets and at LCH
Millennium & Copthorne maintains its 2016 interim dividend
Group RevPAR in constant currency fell by 4.2% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year. This is due to decreases in both occupancy and average room rate of 1.4% points and 2.2% respectively.
Novae Group increases its 2016 interim dividend by 2.7%
Gross written premium of £513.1 million (H1 2015: £463.1 million)
Devro maintains its 2016 interim dividend at last years level
Devro plc ("Devro" or the "group"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.
Moneysupermarket increases its 2016 interim dividend by 8%
Group Revenues up 10% led by Money and Home Services, momentum returning in Insurance.
Rio Tinto 2016 interim results
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said: "Rio Tinto has generated net cash from operating activities of $3.2 billion and reported underlying earnings of $1.6 billion, against a backdrop of continued volatility and lower commodity prices.
Meggitt increases its 2016 interim dividend by 4.3%
Strong order intake supports second half growth expectations.
Travis Perkins increases its 2016 interim dividend by 3.4%
Revenue increased by 5.8% with like-for-like sales up 3.1% (9.0% on a two-year basis) demonstrating continued outperformance of the market
Adjusted operating profit increased by 4.9% to £194m
Adjusted EPS increased by 7.7% to 58.4p
Interim dividend increased by 3.4% to 15.25p per share
Good adjusted free cash flow generation of £165m, with cash conversion of 85%
Gross capital investment of £120m, including £49m of freehold property investments
Strong balance sheet, with committed long-term funding and significant liquidity headroom to continue investing
Network expansion of net 14 new branches and stores opened in the half
Trinity Mirror increases its 2016 interim dividend by 5%
Interim dividend of 2.1 pence per share and a £10 million share buyback programme
Reckitt Benckiser increases its 2016 interim dividend by 16%
Highlights: Half Year (HY) unless otherwise stated
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