![Bodycote increases its 2017 interim dividend by 6%](https://cdn.dividendmax.com/images/blank.png)
Highlights
Group revenue up 18.8% (up 8.3% at constant currency)
Organic constant currency revenue growth of 4.8%
Headline operating margin increased 90bps to 17.8%
Headline earnings per share up 29% to 23.6p
Free cash flow doubled to £42.1m (2016: £20.9m)
Net cash of £17.7m (2016: net debt £5.5m)
£36m growth investment projects approved in the period
Interim dividend of 5.3p, up 6.0%