The Directors of Dewhurst Group Plc have declared an interim dividend of 5.00p per ordinary share (2024: 5.00p) which amounts to £387,000 (2024: £387,000). The interim dividend is payable on 13 August 2025 and will be posted on 8 August 2025 to shareholders appearing in the Register on 18 July 2025 (ex-dividend date being 17 July 2025).
A final 2024 dividend of 11.50p (2023: 11.00p) which amounted to £889,000 (2023: £882,000) was approved at the AGM held on 18 February 2025 and was paid on 26 February 2025 to members on the register at 17 January 2025.
Other financial highlights:
- Group revenue increased by 2% to £31.6 million (2024: £31.0 million).
- Operating profits have increased by 5% to £3.8 million (2024: £3.7 million),
- Improvement in operating profit margin to 12%.
- Profit before tax increased 4% to £4.1 million (2024: £3.9 million).
- Earnings per share improved 11% to 36.4p (2024: 32.9p).
- First half currency movements decreased Group revenue and profit by 3%.
