Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
SEGRO increases its 2016 interim dividend by 4%
Strong operating metrics supported by good occupational market fundamentals and active management of the portfolio. 43 per cent increase in new annualised gross rent commitments in the half year to £21.5 million.
Hiscox increases irs 2016 interim dividend by 6.25%
H1 2016
H1 2015
Gross premiums written
£1,288.5m
£1,096.3m
Net premiums earned
£767.5m
£709.8m
Profit before tax
£206.0m
£135.1m
Earnings per share
70.4p
43.7p
Interim dividend per share
8.5p
8.0p
Tangible net asset value per share
545.3p
462.8p
Group combined ratio
80.7%
82.5%
Return on equity (annualised)
28.3%
19.9%
Investment return (annualised)
2.3%
1.8%
Foreign exchange gains/(losses)
£87.3m
£(15.7)m
MicroFocus increases its 2016 final dividend by 50% in $ terms
Strong cash generation in the period:
Dart Group increases its 2016 final dividend by 38%
Group revenue increased 12% to £1,405.4m (2015: £1,253.2m) while Group operating profit increased 109% to £105.0m (2015 Underlying: £50.2m), reflecting strong trading in our Leisure Travel business together with an improved performance from the Group's Distribution & Logistics business.
Consort Medical increases its 2016 final dividend by 7.5%
Strong Bespak revenue growth of 10.8%, with significant operating leverage delivering 20.4% EBIT growth and 170bps EBIT margin growth to 21.5%
Berkeley Group Holdings 2016 Final Results
Outstanding balance sheet strength - Cash due on forward sales of £3.25 billion, estimated future land bank gross margin of £6.1 billion and net cash of £107 million with NAVPS growth of 9.6% to 1,314 pence per share
Halma increases its 2016 final dividend by 7%
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Revenue increased 11% with adjusted pre-tax profit up 8%. Organic constant currency growth: revenue up 6%, profit up 3%.
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Organic constant currency revenue growth in all major regions. Strong growth in the US; solid progress in Europe, the UK and Asia Pacific.
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Double digit revenue and profit growth in Infrastructure Safety, Medical and Environmental & Analysis sectors; resilient demand in Process Safety.
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Substantial increase in new product development investment with R&D spend up by 19% representing 5.1% of Group revenue.
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Four acquisitions completed for a spend of £193m; additional M&A resources deployed across all sectors.
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Strong cash generation and balance sheet supports investment in organic growth and acquisitions.
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7% increase in total dividend per share: 37th consecutive year of dividend per share increases of 5% or more.
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