SSE 2018 Interim results
Interim dividend up 3.6% to 28.4p;
Adjusted earnings per share down 8.8 % to 31.2p;
Adjusted operating profit down 8.0% to £586.2m;
Adjusted profit before tax down 13.9% to £409.6m;
Investment and capital expenditure was slightly lower at £779.5m;
Adjusted net debt and hybrid capital increased by 9.0% to £9.2bn in the six months to 30 September 2017;
On market share buy backs totalling £270.5m were made in the six months to 30 September 2017, following £131.5m of share buy backs in the previous financial year;
Reported operating profit down 30.9% to £549.4m;
Reported profit before tax down 40.4% to £402.2m; and
Reported earnings per share down 43.9% to 29.8p.
