Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Rio Tinto 2016 interim results
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said: "Rio Tinto has generated net cash from operating activities of $3.2 billion and reported underlying earnings of $1.6 billion, against a backdrop of continued volatility and lower commodity prices.
Millennium & Copthorne maintains its 2016 interim dividend
Group RevPAR in constant currency fell by 4.2% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year. This is due to decreases in both occupancy and average room rate of 1.4% points and 2.2% respectively.
Novae Group increases its 2016 interim dividend by 2.7%
Gross written premium of £513.1 million (H1 2015: £463.1 million)
Meggitt increases its 2016 interim dividend by 4.3%
Strong order intake supports second half growth expectations.
Travis Perkins increases its 2016 interim dividend by 3.4%
Revenue increased by 5.8% with like-for-like sales up 3.1% (9.0% on a two-year basis) demonstrating continued outperformance of the market
Adjusted operating profit increased by 4.9% to £194m
Adjusted EPS increased by 7.7% to 58.4p
Interim dividend increased by 3.4% to 15.25p per share
Good adjusted free cash flow generation of £165m, with cash conversion of 85%
Gross capital investment of £120m, including £49m of freehold property investments
Strong balance sheet, with committed long-term funding and significant liquidity headroom to continue investing
Network expansion of net 14 new branches and stores opened in the half
Trinity Mirror increases its 2016 interim dividend by 5%
Interim dividend of 2.1 pence per share and a £10 million share buyback programme
Reckitt Benckiser increases its 2016 interim dividend by 16%
Highlights: Half Year (HY) unless otherwise stated
Countrywide maintains its 2016 interim dividend
Revenue growth across all business units helped by market share gains
Jupiter Fund management increases its 2016 interim dividend by 12.5%
Continued organic flow growth from our core mutual fund franchise, with net mutual fund inflows of £0.4bn
Rightmove increases its 2016 interim dividend by 19%
Revenue up 16% year on year with growth across all business areas
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