Dividend of the week - ICAP
A look at the top of the DividendMax optimizer reveals a number of companies not yet covered by dividend of the week.
Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Marstons end-2012 IMS
Marston's PLC issues the following Interim Management Statement for the 16 week period to 19 January 2013 in advance of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held at noon today.
IG Group Holdings 2013 Interim Results - Dividend Flat
IG Group Holdings plc interim results for the six month period ended 30 November 2012.
Tullow Oil 2012 Trading Statement
Strengthened balance sheet; increased Jubilee production, Uganda farm-down proceeds, debt re-financing and reserve additions
Hays end-2012 Trading statement
Commenting on the Group's performance in the second quarter, Alistair Cox,Chief Executive, said:"Whilst several markets around the world were fragile, the fact that we'vebuilt such a well-diversified and balanced business enabled us to deliver asolid result in the quarter. 12 countries around the Group delivered net feegrowth of 10%(1) or more including Germany, which is operating at recordlevels, and key markets such as Brazil, Canada and Russia. Other marketsremained tough, notably the UK, Southern Europe and Banking-relatedspecialisms, and we saw a step-down in activity levels in our AustralianResources & Mining business.The start to the New Year is always a key time and we are closely monitoringactivity levels in all of our markets. Overall, we expect conditions to remainfragile but we continue to see opportunities for growth in several key parts ofour business. We will invest accordingly to fully capitalise on these growthopportunities, while also controlling costs tightly and improving productivityacross the Group in order to maximise profitability."
Dividend of the week - ITV
This week we are going to use DividendMax to go for decent growth stocks paying a pretty good dividend. These are obviously fairly difficult to find as the two tend not to go hand in hand, so we will set our annualised dividend level at 3%, which is fair play given the income alternatives out there. We set our market cap at over £1 billion and dividend cover greater than 3. Our forecast dividend increase is at least 20%.
William Morrison 2012 xmas trading statement
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc provides a Christmas trading update.
Dividend of the week - BP
The FTSE 100 has gone through 6000 today and everything looks bullish all of a sudden. We know that the troubles of the U.S. debt ceiling have only been delayed so further market uncertainty is inevitable over the next two months.
Carnival Corporation 2012 Final Results
4Q and Full Year Highlights * 4Q net revenue yields in constant dollars decreased 4.5% compared to the prior year, which was better than the company's September guidance, down 5 to 6% * 4Q net cruise costs, excluding fuel, per available lower berth day ("ALBD") decreased 0.9% in constant dollar, less than September guidance, down 2 to 3% * 4Q non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) of $0.13, compared to $0.28 for the prior year * Full year non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) of $1.88, compared to $2.42 for the prior year * Unfavorable changes in fuel prices and currency exchange rates reduced full year 2012 earnings by $300 million or $0.39 per share, compared to the prior year.2013 Outlook * Since September, booking volumes for the first three quarters, including Costa, are running in line with the strong volumes experienced last year at slightly lower prices * At this time, cumulative advance bookings for 2013 continue to be behind the prior year at slightly lower prices * Net revenue yields on a constant dollar basis for full year 2013 expected to be up 1 to 2% * Net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD for full year 2013 expected to be up 1 to 2% on a constant dollar basis * Full year 2013 non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) expected to be in the range of $2.20 to $2.40, compared to $1.88 for 2012 * 1Q 2013 non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) expected to be in the range of $0.03 to $0.07, compared to $0.02 in 1Q 2012Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Micky Arison commenting on these results:"As a result of the Costa Concordia tragedy in January, the past year has been the most challenging in our company's history. However, through the significant efforts of our brand management teams, we were able to maintain full year 2012 net revenue yields (excluding Costa)in line with the prior year. In addition, we drove down net cruise costs, excluding fuel,slightly and fuel consumption by four percent.""Cash from operations of $3.0 billion was more than sufficient to fund $1.8 billion in net capital investments and positioned the company with excess free cash flow to return to shareholders. Our regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, combined with our recently announced special year-end dividend of $0.50 per share, will result in $1.2 billion of dividend distributions to our shareholders. Additionally, since the start of the fiscal year we purchased 3.5 million of the company's shares in the open market at a cost of $120 million.""We remain well positioned for a recovery in 2013 and beyond evidenced by the demonstrated resilience of our global portfolio of cruise brands, as consumers continue to capitalize on cruising's superior value versus land-based vacation alternatives. We continue to focus on a measured growth strategy through the introduction of two to three new ships per year and the development of emerging cruise markets in Asia.""Based on 2013 guidance, we estimate that cash from operations will reach $3.3 billion for the year while our capital commitments will be just $2.0 billion. As a result, we anticipate significant free cash flow in 2013, which we intend to continue to return to shareholders."
Bunzl 2012 Pre-close Trading Statement
Bunzl plc, the international distribution and outsourcing Group, is updating the market today relating to the twelve months ending 31 December 2012 prior to entering its close period.
Berendsen 2012 Pre-close Trading Statement
The Board of Berendsen plc ("The Group") issues the following statement before entering its close period for the year ending 31 December 2012. The Group will announce its full year 2012 results on 1 March 2013.
Dividend of the week - Vodafone
This week we are going to use DividendMax to have a look at some large caps and suggest one or two must haves for any income portfolio. We start with an annualised yield over 7% and a market cap over 10 billion. All of these stocks are forecast to increase their dividends over the coming year and all have increased their dividends for at least the past two years.
John Wood Group 2012 pre-close trading update
Pre-close trading updateJohn Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group") issues the following pre-close trading update for the year to 31 December 2012. Full year results will be announced on 5 March 2013.Overall, conditions in energy markets remain favourable. The Group expects to deliver good growth for the year in line with expectations.Our Engineering division is performing well and continues to anticipate that 2012 EBITA will be up over 30%. Headcount was 10,300 at the end of November. In upstream, work is progressing on the Ichthys and Mafumeira Sul projects in Australia and Angola respectively, and we remain active on a number of offshore projects in the Gulf of Mexico including Hadrian and Lucius. In the Canadian oil sands market we anticipate some reduction in activity in 2013. In subsea and pipelines, we are particularly active in the North Sea and the North West Shelf of Australia, and continue to see good activity levels in onshore pipelines in North America. In downstream, the market outlook remains generally subdued, albeit we have seen some improvement in performance in the second half.In Wood Group PSN, growth for the year is underpinned by strong performance in the North Sea and in North America, particularly in the US shale regions where we completed the acquisition of Mitchell's in North Dakota during October. In Oman, we have taken steps on a number of key matters to improve performance on our contract with PDO. Losses for the year are expected to be around $20m and,subject to further progress, we anticipate significantly reduced losses on the contract in 2013 and that 2014 will be profitable. Elsewhere, we remain active in a number of other international locations including Africa, the Caspian and Australia.In Wood Group GTS, performance in our Maintenance business has benefitted from the contribution from our oil & gas related activities. In Power Solutions, we have recognised reduced margins on our contract with GWF which is now substantially complete and continue to make good progress on the Dorad contract which is scheduled to complete in the fourth quarter of 2013. We have recently commenced work on contracts with NRG Energy and Pasadena Water & Power and are tracking further opportunities, albeit delays in awards continue.Overall, performance for 2012 is anticipated to be in line with expectations.We anticipate further good growth in 2013 and remain confident in the longer term prospects for the Group's market leading services in oil & gas and gas fired power generation markets.
Dividends of the week – Resolution Ltd and Ferrovial
This week we are going to use DividendMax to highlight a selection of dividend yields that look crazy. Our selection criteria is simple. All dividends with an annualised yield of over 10% over the next 3 dividends that are due / expected. The dividends of the week will be the one that we think looks the most plausible in the UK and one from Europe.
Bellway 2012 Interim Management Statement
Bellway p.l.c. Interim Management StatementBellway p.l.c. is today issuing an Interim Management Statement relating to the eighteen week period from 1 August 2012 to 30 November 2012.The Board is continuing with its previously outlined strategy of delivering improved shareholder returns through sustainable, organic growth in volume,selling price and operating margin.Market conditions remain largely unchanged, however customers' ability to access higher loan to value mortgage finance has improved slightly compared to the same period last year, as a result of the continuation of the Government's NewBuy mortgage indemnity scheme. As a consequence, reservations, net of cancellations, have risen to an average of 100 per week, an increase of 6%compared to the prior year. This growth in volume has been achieved from an average of 213 sites compared to 205 sites last year.A variety of sales incentives continue to be used in order to secure sales with NewBuy accounting for 10% of reservations taken in the period. Conversely, the Group continues to restrict the use of shared equity incentives, with these representing only 3% of reservations in the period, compared to 5% in the prior year. The average selling price of reservations, net of sales incentives, has increased by 4% to £195,800, reflecting continuing changes in product mix.The Group has achieved 3,951 (2011 - 3,748) sales for the current financial year, representing 72% of its current annual target. The Board anticipates that legal completions will increase by around 5% for the six months ending 31 January 2013 and expects that the operating margin for the same period will slightly exceed the 12.5% achieved in the second half of the previous financial year.The Board continues to believe that improvements in shareholder return can be achieved through organic growth, given that land can be acquired where the return on capital is accretive to shareholder value. To that extent the Group's land teams have been active, resulting in expenditure of £91 million on land and land creditors and modest net bank debt of £77 million at 30 November 2012. Given its balance sheet and operational capacity, the Group is well placed to deliver future sustainable and responsible growth.
PZ Cussons Trading Statement December 2012
PZ Cussons Plc announces its trading update in respect of the half year to 30 November 2012.
Standard Chartered Trading Statement December 2012
Standard Chartered PLC (along with its subsidiaries the "Group") will be holding discussions with analysts and investors ahead of its close period for the full year ending 31 December 2012. This statement details the information that will be covered in those discussions.
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