Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Lloyds Bank increases its 2016 full year dividend by 13%
Good underlying performance with strong improvement in statutory profit
John Wood increases its 2016 full year dividend by 10%
Oil & gas markets remained very challenging in 2016; lower oil prices endured and activity fell
EBITA of $363m in line with expectations2, down 22.8% on 2015. Adjusted EPS of 64.1c down 23.7%.
Despite lower volumes and pricing pressure, impact on EBITA and margin partly offset by: - Robust management of utilisation and decisive action on cost: headcount down 18%, overheads reduced by a further $96m - Commercial contract close outs on significant and legacy projects contributed $29m of EBITA
Balance sheet remains robust: Net debt, including JVs of $331m. Net debt to EBITDA of 0.8x
Proposed dividend up 10% in line with stated intention. Dividend cover of 1.9 times (2015: 2.8 times). Intention is to pursue a progressive dividend policy from 2017, taking into account cash flows and earnings
Exceptional costs of $140m net of tax include $89m in respect of further impairment and restructuring of EthosEnergy and charges in respect of reorganisation, delayering and back office rationalisation in our core business
Oil & gas market continues to present challenges in 2017. Modest recovery anticipated only in selected areas such as US onshore and greenfield offshore projects
One Wood Group reorganisation together with sustainable overhead savings position the Group well for the longer term
Segro increases its 2016 final dividend by 5.7%
Strong results, financial position and momentum, with a high quality pipeline of growth opportunities.
Fidessa increases its 2016 full year dividend by 11%
Highlights for the period ended 31st December 2016:
Plus500 2016 final Results
Record year with strong revenue growth due to increase in New Customers and Active Customers
Randgold increases its 2016 final dividend by 52%
Randgold Resources increased production for the sixth successive year in 2016 while reducing total cash cost per ounce. With profit of $294.2 million up 38% on the previous year, the board has proposed a 52% increase in the dividend to $1.00 per share.
Diageo increases its 2017 interim dividend by 5%
Reported net sales (£6,421 million) and operating profit (£2,065 million) were up 14.5% and 28.0% respectively, reflecting accelerated organic growth and favourable exchange
Dixons Carphone increases its 2017 interim dividend by 8%
Highlights: Interim results for the 26 weeks ended 29 October 2016
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