Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Lok'nstore Group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 14.3%
Record financial results ahead of expectations on all measures
Animalcare Group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10.7%
Revenue up 5.1% to £13.5m (2014: £12.9m)
Bellway increases its 2015 full year dividend by 48%
Another record year with 47.5% earnings growth and a strong start to 2015/16
Tesco 2015 interim results
UK 1H like-for-like sales performance of (1.1)%, including further improvement in 2Q
Ted Baker increases its 2015 interim dividend by 16.8%
Highlights
28 weeks
ended
15 August
2015
28 weeks
ended
9 August
2014
Change
Group Revenue
£226.8m
£182.2m
24.5%
Profit Before Tax and Exceptional Items
£17.8m
£14.4m
23.4%
Profit Before Tax
£17.8m
£15.6m
14.6%
Adjusted Basic EPS*
29.8p
24.2p
23.1%
Basic EPS
29.8p
26.1p
14.2%
Interim Dividend
13.2p
11.3p
16.8%
CVS group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 20%
Year ended
Year ended
30 June
30 June
Increase
2015
2014
%
Revenue (£m)
167.3
142.9
17.0
Adjusted EBITDA (£m)
23.0
18.3
25.9
Adjusted profit before income tax (£m)
18.2
14.3
28.6
Adjusted earnings per share (pence)
24.7
19.0
30.0
Operating profit (£m)
9.8
7.5
29.8
Profit before income tax (£m)
8.5
6.3
34.8
Basic earnings per share (pence)
11.6
8.3
39.8
Proposed dividend (pence)
3.0
2.5
20.0
Smiths group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 2%
Headline EPS up 5% and continued strong headline operating cash conversion at 95%
Clinigen increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10%
Great Strides Made in Strategic Priorities, with Underlying EBITDA up 20%
JD Sports fashion increases its 2015 interim dividend by 4.3%
Dividends and Earnings per Ordinary Share
Central Asia Metals 2015 interim results
The Company is also pleased to declare an interim dividend of 4.5 pence per ordinary share (H1 2014: 5 pence) which equates to 25% of the gross revenue for the period. CAML raised $60 million at its IPO in September 2010 and this latest dividend will bring the total cash returned to shareholders, in dividends and share buy backs, to approximately $61 million, representing over 100% of the funds raised.
Next to pay a full year dividend of 159p in the coming year
The balance sheet remains strong with net debt of £549m at the end of July, although this was immediately before dividend payments in early August totalling £237m. Our balance sheet is financed by £788m of bonds and committed bank facilities of £550m after being recently increased and extended.
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