Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Alent increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10%
Continued outperformance against our principal end-markets
UBM increases its 2014 full year dividend by 1%
Highlights
- Results in line with management expectations
- `Events First' strategy announced in November
- $972m Advanstar acquisition completed in December, financed by £564.6m
rights issue, transforming UBM into the leading events organiser in the US
- Reported revenue of £746.3m (2013: £793.9m), down 6.0% principally
reflecting currency headwind, OMS rationalisation and lower biennial revenues
in an `even' year; constant currency was down -0.8% with good underlying
growth of 3.6%
- Adjusted operating profit declined 3.5% to £179.8m (2013: £186.3m) given the
currency headwind, while adjusted operating margin rose by 60bps to 24.1%,
benefitting from £11.0m non-recurring gains
- Events underlying revenue growth of 6.0%, led by strong Emerging Markets,
with adjusted operating margin of 31.2% (2013: 32.2%)
- Other Marketing Services (OMS) adjusted operating profit was broadly flat at
£11.0m (2013: £10.2m) on reduced revenue of £100.0m (2013: £129.4m)
- PR Newswire revenue up 3.0% (underlying) at £195.8m (2013: £201.8m) at an
adjusted operating margin of 22.9% (2013: 22.6%)
- Adjusted diluted EPS down 8.2% to 38.2p (2013: 41.6p(2))
- Final dividend of 16.0p to bring full year dividend to 21.3p up 1.0% (2013: 21.1p(2))
Robert Gray, Acting Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"These results represent a good performance in a year of significant strategic
progress. UBM had a strong H2 and although the reported results reflect
currency headwinds, the Group delivered good underlying revenue growth in both
Events and PR Newswire, and solid operating margins in each of our three
segments.
"The acquisition of Advanstar accelerates our `Events First' strategy, which
we announced in November. This clear and well-defined strategy has been
embraced by the business and we have already made good progress during the
first two months of 2015. The Advanstar integration is on track and trading in
the first couple of months of the year has started well."
Rentokil increases its 2014 full year dividend by 12.1%
Strong revenue, profit and cash performance in Q4
Restaurant Group increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10%
Final results for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2014
Lloyds Banking group returns to the dividend list
Delivery of 2011 strategic priorities has transformed the business; strategy updated in October
Capita increases its 2014 full year dividend by 10%
Highlights
Strong financial and operating performance in 2014
- Underlying revenue growth of 14%, including 9% organic growth
- Underlying operating margin 13.2% (2013: 13.4%)
- Underlying profit before tax up 13% to £535.7m (2013: £475.0m)
- Underlying earnings per share up 10% to 65.15p (2013: 59.4p)
- Total dividend up 10% to 29.2p (2013: 26.5p)
- Underlying operating cash conversion rate of 112% (2013: 106%)
- Underlying free cash flow up 18% to £368m (2013: £312m)
- Post-tax ROCE 14.8% (2013: 15.5%)
- Reported profit before tax up 36% to £292.4m (2013: £215.0m)
- £1.7bn contract wins (2013: £3.3bn), with contract win rate of 1 in 2 (by
value)
- £310m spent on 17 acquisitions to enhance capability and facilitate future
organic growth
Synthomer increases its full year dividend by 30% and pays a special
Positive H1 in Europe offset by weaker H2 demand; year-on-year improvement in unit margins.
Countrywide increases its 2014 full year dividend by 200%
Strong financial result underpinned by market leadership in our core businesses and breadth of our Group offering (by geography and business line)
Macfarlane Group increases its 2014 full year dividend by 3%
Macfarlane Group PLC increased sales to £153.8m in 2014, a 7% increase on the prior year (2013: £143.9m). The Group grew profit before tax and exceptional items in 2014 by 11% to £5.6m (2013: £5.1m), fuelled by a combination of organic sales growth and targeted acquisitions. This result represented a significant achievement for the Group in competitive market conditions.
Royal Bank of Scotland 2014 final results
RBS reports an attributable loss of £3.5 billion, following a £4.0 billion write-down on Citizens.
Ladbrokes maintaint its 2014 full year dividend and intends to next year
ll operational objectives delivered to plan and on time
Jupiter fund management increases its 2104 full year dividend by 4.8%, pays special
Continued organic flow growth from our core mutual fund franchise, with net mutual fund inflows of £1.4bn
Kier increases its 2015 interim dividend by 7%
Financial performance - good results in line with expectations
Petrofac maintains its 2014 final dividend at 43.8 cents
Revenue of US$6.2 billion (2013: US$6.3 billion)
Segro increases its 2014 full year dividend by 3%
SEGRO plc ('SEGRO' / 'Company' / 'Group') today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Brit maintains it final dividend at 12.5p, pays special of 12.5p and announces a bid at 305p per share
Key points
Barratt Developments increases its 2015 interim dividend by 50%
First half housing completions at highest level in six years
Weir increases its 2014 full year dividend by 5%
Strong constant currency growth in 2014: results in line with expectations.
14% increase in aftermarket orders and revenues. Aftermarket 67% of orders, up from 64% last year.
Innovation: New products driving growth;
Comminution and premium fluid end input of £105m;
R&D up 15%.
Collaboration: Second global customer agreement secured with major mining house.
Value Chain Excellence:
£46m in procurement savings achieved in 2014;
£35m savings programme announced in November, will deliver £20m of savings in 2015;
Additional Oil & Gas measures: in total 22% reduction in the division's North American workforce.
Global Capability: Trio acquisition strengthening presence in Chinese mining markets and US aggregates.
Total exceptional costs of £212m: Primarily in relation to £49m of efficiency review costs and the non-cash £160m oil price driven impairment of Pressure Control goodwill.
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