Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Great Portland Estates increases its 2015 full year dividend by 2.3%
Strong capital value growth - driven by rental growth and development surpluses
Intermediate Capital Group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 4.9%
Group profit before tax up 9% to £178.5m (2014: £164.4m)
Fund Management Company strategy delivering with profits up 48% to a record £52.0m (2014: £35.1m), with an increase in performance fees
Investment Company profit is 2% lower at £126.5m (2014: £129.3m)
Continued momentum in further diversifying and extending the maturity profile of the Group's financing
Return on equity of 11.0% (2014: 10.2%) and gearing of 0.49x (2014: 0.39x), both up on prior year
Board proposes a £300m special dividend for 2015 and reaffirms its commitment to increasing the Group's return on equity to over 13% through growth and, by July 2016, re-gearing the balance sheet to within a range of 0.8 - 1.2 times
Final ordinary dividend up 4.9% to 15.1 pence per share, resulting in total ordinary dividends in the year up 4.8% to 22.0 pence per share. Share buyback has returned £100m to shareholders during the year
Thomas Cook 2014 final results
Substantially improved performance in line with management's expectations
Burberry increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10%
Our intense focus on core heritage British-made trench coats and cashmere scarves was a principal driver of the year's growth, alongside the investment in digital, which continued to outperform across all regions
Homeserve increases its 2014 final dividend and pays 30p special
Group delivered profit growth whilst significantly increasing marketing investment in the USA
Victrex increases its 2015 interim dividend by 3%
H1 2015
H1 2014
% change
Revenue
£130.3m
£120.0m
9%
Profit before tax
£53.9m
£48.9m
10%
EPS
49.8p
45.1p
10%
Gross margin
64.9%
64.0%
+90bps
Dividend per share
11.73p
11.39p
3%
MITIE increases its 2015 full year dividend by 6.4%
Headline revenue growth of 5.8%, of which 4.9% was organic
TalkTalk increases its 2015 full year dividend by 15%
4.2% revenue growth in year, accelerating to 6.0% in Q4
British Land increases its 2014 full year dividend by 2.5%
The British Land Company PLC Full Year Results
Euromoney Institutional Investors maintains its 2015 interim dividend
Revenue increased by 1% to £197.7m
Compass Group increases its 2015 interim dividend by 11.4%
Strong first half year with 5.7% organic revenue growth
Sage increases its 2015 interim dividend by 8%
Good operational progress - on track to meet 2015 targets
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