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Highlights of first half of 2013:
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EXECUTING OUR STRATEGY- Further enhanced organic growth and improved operating margins- Progression of our late stage pipeline addressing unmet needs including:- Lifitegrast for dry eye disease and LDX for binge eating and major depressive disorders- Continued but focused R&D investment in other development opportunities- Focus on growth and value-driving business development- Good progress integrating three divisions into a simplified `One Shire'organization to create operating leverage, drive fast decisions and focus on growth-driving productsFlemming Ornskov, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, commented:"We are pleased with our Q2 results, have made good progress and have returned to higher growth.We're successfully executing our strategy, which is to grow by focusing on innovation-driven specialty products through both R&D and M&A. We've sharpened our focus on commercial excellence and we're enhancing our pipeline productivity. Our late Phase 3 projects lifitegrast and LDX for BED are progressing well and are programs in which we have increasing confidence.Our strategy has been designed to deliver further enhanced growth. We anticipate delivering full year double digit Non GAAP earnings growth in 2013 and are confident in our ability to grow operating margins going forward."
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BT Group plc (BT.L) today announced its results for the first quarter to 30 June 2013.
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GSK announces Q2 core EPS growth of 4% and dividend of 18p
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The first Half Year has seen National Express successfully:
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H1 Highlights H1 2013 H1 2012 % Change     Restated*           Sales £562.7m £555.3m +1.3 - Consumer Care £312.8m £309.2m +1.2 - Performance Technologies £203.2m £204.2m -0.5 - Industrial Chemicals £46.7m £41.9m +11.5         Operating profit £139.1m £133.5m +4.2 - Consumer Care £99.0m £96.5m +2.6 - Performance Technologies £34.5m £32.8m +5.2 - Industrial Chemicals £5.6m £4.2m +33.3         Profit before tax - continuing operations £133.1m £125.2m +6.3         EPS - continuing operations 68.1p 62.9p +8.3 Dividend per share 29.0p 26.75p +8.4
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Beazley plc results for six months ended 30 June 2013
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Operating and Financial Summary
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The week beginning the 29th of July has fifty five companies that are covered by DividendMax reporting and declaring dividends on the London Stock Exchange. We are going to have a look at them and find some good dividend plays. We will look at the companies reporting that appear in the top thirty of the Optimiser and then move on from there. In order to make selection easier we choose a yield of over 4%. On Monday we have Reckitt Benckiser and Hammerson. On Tuesday we have BP, Informa and Tullet Prebon. On Wednesday we have British American Tobacco & Centrica. On Thursday we have Astra Zeneca, Royal Dutch Shell, BAE systems, Intu properties, UBM and RPS Group and finally on Friday we have Rexam, Man Group  and Inmarsat.
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This week we are going to use Dividendmax to look at the global banking sector. Our opening criterion is for an expected dividend increase in the coming year and this yields us 20 stocks. Looking for an annualised yield over 4% brings it down to 8 stocks which can be listed:
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This week the DividendMax Optimiser and Countdown combine to provide the dividend of the week. Mining stocks are currently bombed out with commodity prices under pressure and this is the time for the contrarian investor to take a stance. A lot of people are fretting about China's growth slowing, but surely this is inevitable. The Government is now focussing on higher-end productivity and wants to move away from the 'made in China' image. They are looking to increase the overall standard of living with better healthcare, education, etc. Even so, the economy still continues to grow at very high rates. If we believe all of the news coming out of America, then that means the two largest economies in the world are growing. It might not be full steam ahead, but the US is certainly moving through the gears and China is in cruise control.
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The revaluation of the investment property portfolio at the year end has resulted in a net valuation surplus for the year of £82,694,000 (2012 - £15,683,000). The board is pleased to recommend a final dividend of 54p per share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2013 payable on 8 November 2013 to shareholders on the register on 11 October 2013. This will make a total dividend for the year of 79p (2012 – 76p).
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A look at the top of the optimizer in DividendMax reveals some interesting names that merit investigation. Many of the high yielders such as Resolution, Admiral, Carillion, SSE and TalkTalk have already been covered as a dividend of the week, but due to the dynamic nature of the optimizer new names are emerging all of the time and merit investigation. Two stocks in particular caught my eye and both appear to have good dividend cover for the high yield. They are two stocks in completely different sectors, neither of which is in particular favour right now.
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Revenue 5.9% lower at £195.6 million (-2.0% at constant currency)
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Good performance for shareholders and customers
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Recent falls in the market make it easier to choose a dividend of the week as yields have risen across the board. However markets have a habit of pushing beyond what you think is reasonable so once again, as has been the case with most of our recent dividends of the week, we will err on the side of caution. This week we are looking at National Grid. The shares have been hit very hard in the recent market falls, which is unusual for a safe haven stock. Having said that they also recently went ex-dividend on June 5th, which would account for 26p of the fall. The shares have fallen sharply from 847p to 712p and are not that far above their 52 week low.
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2Q Highlights - 2Q revenues were $3.5b, in line with the prior year - 2Q net revenue yields in constant dollars decreased 1.9% - Excluding fuel, constant dollar net cruise costs per available lower berth day ("ALBD") increased 8.8% primarily due to timing of dry-dock expenses, vessel repair costs and non-recurring items which benefitted the prior year - 2Q fuel consumption per ALBD decreased 5.7% compared to the prior year - 2Q Non-GAAP (diluted) earnings per share of $0.09, compared to $0.20 for the prior year - 2Q U.S. GAAP (diluted) earnings per share of $0.05 included net unrealized losses on fuel derivatives of $31m 2013 Outlook - At this time, cumulative advance bookings for the remainder of 2013 are behind the prior year at prices below the prior year levels - Net revenue yields on a constant and current dollar basis for FY 2013 are expected to be down 2 to 3% compared to the prior year, in line with May guidance - Excluding fuel, net cruise costs per ALBD for FY 2013 are expected to be higher by 3.5 to 4.5% on a constant and current dollar basis - FY 2013 non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) expected to be in the range of $1.45 to $1.65, compared to $1.88 for 2012 - 3Q 2013 non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) expected to be in the range of $1.25 to $1.33, compared to $1.53 in 3Q 2012 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Micky Arison commenting on these results: "Our 90,000 global team members are dedicated to delivering an outstanding vacation experience to 10 million guests each year. The level of quality, variety and innovation available throughout our fleet has never been greater and our guests are reaping the benefits of truly exceptional vacation values. We are working to more broadly communicate that message through stepped up consumer and trade marketing efforts, as well as strengthened engagement of our travel agent partners. We believe these initiatives,combined with slower supply growth, will lead to increased yields." "In addition, we remain focused on reducing our fuel dependence. By year end, we will achieve a 23 percent cumulative reduction in fuel consumption since 2005 and expect our research and development efforts in fuel saving technologies to continue to bear fruit. We have strengthened our management teams in maritime and technical ship operations and product delivery, as well as marketing and communications. We expect the combination of these efforts will drive improved return on invested capital over time."
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OIL AND GAS: margin improvements delivered at Vadinar and Stanlow refineries
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Recent falls in the market has led us to re-examine the large caps again to see if there is any value to be found, so we will use the DividendMax optimizer to sift out some suitable candidates. Our initial criteria is for a market cap over £1 billion and an annualised yield over the next 3 dividends of greater than 7%. This reveals 16 stocks which is too many to list, so, given the state of the markets we will err on the side of caution and look only at stocks with a CADI (consecutive annual divivdend increases) greater than 5. This reveals 5 stocks. SSE, Admiral, 3i Infrastructure, Carillion and Catlin. Admiral and Carillion have already been dividend of the week, so we will focus on the other three stocks. 3i Infrastructure go ex-dividend tomorrow which is why it sits high on the optimizer and given the proximity to the ex-dividend date, we will not recommend them today.
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New senior management team appointed during the period
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Adjusted pre-tax profit from continuing operations up 8% to £130.7m (2012: £120.5m) on revenue up 7% at £619.2m (2012: £579.9m). Return on Sales of 21.1% (2012: 20.8%). Organic growth at constant currency: Profit up 5%, Revenue up 3%. US and China revenue up strongly; UK and Mainland Europe revenue lower.  Strong performances in Medical and Process Safety sectors; solid progress in Infrastructure Safety; slightly lower profit in Environmental & Analysis. Order intake ahead of revenue in the second half and order books increased across all sectors. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations up 7% to 26.22p (2012: 24.46p). Statutory earnings per share up 10% to 25.22p (2012: 23.01p). Six acquisitions and one disposal completed. Acquisition pipeline remains healthy. Good cash flow maintained. Net debt of £110.3m at period end (2012: £18.7m). Borrowing facilities of £260m in place until 2016, providing significant financial capacity for investment in organic growth and value adding acquisitions. Final dividend of 6.37p per share, representing a 7% increase in total dividend to 10.43p per share for the year (2012: 9.74p) marking the Group's 34th consecutive year of dividend increases of 5% or more.   US and China revenue up strongly; UK and Mainland Europe revenue lower.  Strong performances in Medical and Process Safety sectors; solid progress in Infrastructure Safety; slightly lower profit in Environmental & Analysis. Order intake ahead of revenue in the second half and order books increased across all sectors. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations2 up 7% to 26.22p (2012: 24.46p). Statutory earnings per share up 10% to 25.22p (2012: 23.01p). Six acquisitions and one disposal completed. Acquisition pipeline remains healthy. Good cash flow maintained. Net debt of £110.3m at period end (2012: £18.7m). Borrowing facilities of £260m in place until 2016, providing significant financial capacity for investment in organic growth and value adding acquisitions. Final dividend of 6.37p per share, representing a 7% increase in total dividend to 10.43p per share for the year (2012: 9.74p) marking the Group's 34th consecutive year of dividend increases of 5% or more.
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