Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
London Stock Exchange increases its 2014 full year dividend by 6.5%
Strong financial performance in 2014 - total income up 26 per cent to £1.38 billion
Spirax-Sarco increases its 2014 full year dividend by 9% and pays another special
Adjusted*
2014
2013
Change
Constant FX
Revenue
£678.3m
£689.4m
-2%
+5%
Adjusted operating profit*
£153.0m
£151.6m
+1%
+12%
Adjusted operating profit margin*
22.5%
22.0%
+50 bps
+140 bps
Adjusted profit before taxation*
£151.1m
£151.1m
0%
+12%
Adjusted basic earnings per share*
140.4p
138.8p
+1%
+13%
Dividend per share
64.5p
59.0p
+9%
+9%
Special dividend per share
120.0p
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Admiral group reduces its 2014 full year dividend by 1%
Comment from Henry Engelhardt, Group Chief Executive Officer"Admiral Group's 2014 was the year of the Baked Alaska - hot and cold in a single bite. The hot? Profits emerging from our international insurance businesses, in ConTe in Italy, and record profits at Rastreator and LeLynx, our price comparison businesses in Spain and France, respectively. The cold? For the first time since we went public, Admiral Group did not post a record profit, but we still made a lot of money, had an enviable 52% return on equity and distributed 95% of our after-tax profits to our shareholders."
CSR 2014 final results
On 15 October 2014, CSR plc and Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm") announced that an agreement had been reached regarding the terms of a recommended cash offer for the Company by Qualcomm Global Trading Pte. Ltd. ("QGT"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm:
Schroders increases its 2014 full year dividend by 34%
Profit before tax and exceptional items up 11 per cent. to £565.2 million (2013: £507.8 million)
Cobham increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10%
Significant strategic progress which positions the business to return to organic revenue growth from 2015, despite challenging market conditions
Carillion increases its 2014 full year dividend by 1%
Financial performance reflects selective approach to choosing contracts in challenging markets
4 imprint increases its 2014 full year dividend by 20%
4imprint Group plc (the "Group"), the leading direct marketer of promotional products, today announces its final results for the 52 weeks ended 27 December 2014, which are reported in US dollars for the first time.
Novae increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10% and pays special
Gross written premium of £638.5 million (2013: £590.3 million)
BBA Aviation increases its 2014 full year dividend by 5% in dollar terms
Revenue
2,289.8
2,218.6
3%
2,289.8
2,218.6
3%
EBITDA²
267.2
261.6
2%
231.2
239.9
(4)%
Operating profit
201.2
200.1
1%
154.1
169.4
(9)%
Profit before tax
172.4
170.5
1%
152.4
145.2
5%
Profit after tax
144.8
145.7
(1)%
162.5
138.1
18%
Basic earnings per share
30.7¢
30.5¢
1%
34.5¢
28.9¢
19%
Return on invested capital3
9.4%
10.0%
Free cash flow4
51.2
146.5
(65)%
Net debt (2013: year-end)
619.2
478.5
Dividend per share
16.2¢
15.4¢
5%
ITV increases its 2014 full year dividend by 34%, pays special
ITV set for continued growth after another strong year
Laird increases its 2014 full year dividend by 4%
Strong financial performance with good organic growth for the year
Glencore increases its 2014 full year dividend by 9% in $ terms
Adjusted EBITDA of $12.8 billion in 2014 was modestly down on 2013 (2%), notwithstanding the weaker commodity price environment, reflecting:
Moneysupermarket increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10%
Financial highlights
2014
2013
Change
Group revenue
£248.1m
£225.6m
10%
Adjusted EBITDA
£95.2m
£84.0m
13%
Statutory profit after tax
£52.8m
£34.7m
52%
Adjusted EPS
12.3p
10.8p
14%
Net cash/(net debt)
£13.1m
(£21.1m)
n/a
Final dividend for the year
5.69p
5.12p
11%
Ordinary dividend for the year
8.00p
7.28p
10%
Vesuvius increases its 2014 full year dividend by 7.5%
Recommended final dividend of 11.125 pence per share, giving full year dividend of 16.125 pence (2013: 15.0 pence), an increase of 7.5% to be paid on 22 May 2014
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