Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
National Grid 2016 interim results
Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, said: "Our business has delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year while maintaining high standards of safety and reliability for our customers and increasing our level of investment. Headline profits have benefited from an excellent performance from our interconnectors and property activities, which are strongly weighted towards the first half."
DCC increases its 2016 interim dividend by 15%
26.1% growth in Group operating profit, driven in particular by the performances of DCC Energy and DCC Healthcare.
Associated British Foods increases its 2015 full year dividend by 3%
George Weston, Chief Executive of Associated British Foods, said:
E2V technologies increases its 2015 interim dividend by 6.7%
Reported revenue growth of 7.0%, at constant exchange rates up 5.1%
Braemar Shipping maintains it 2016 interim dividend at last years level
Braemar Shipping Services plc (LSE: BMS), a leading international provider of broking, consultancy, technical and other services to the shipping, marine, energy, offshore and insurance industries, today announces unaudited half-year results for the six months ended 31 August 2015.
Development Securities 2015 Interim Results
Integration of Development Securities and Cathedral Group complete - U and I Group PLC set to deliver high quality, consistent returns
Lok'nstore Group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 14.3%
Record financial results ahead of expectations on all measures
Animalcare Group increases its 2015 full year dividend by 10.7%
Revenue up 5.1% to £13.5m (2014: £12.9m)
Bellway increases its 2015 full year dividend by 48%
Another record year with 47.5% earnings growth and a strong start to 2015/16
Tesco 2015 interim results
UK 1H like-for-like sales performance of (1.1)%, including further improvement in 2Q
Ted Baker increases its 2015 interim dividend by 16.8%
Highlights
28 weeks
ended
15 August
2015
28 weeks
ended
9 August
2014
Change
Group Revenue
£226.8m
£182.2m
24.5%
Profit Before Tax and Exceptional Items
£17.8m
£14.4m
23.4%
Profit Before Tax
£17.8m
£15.6m
14.6%
Adjusted Basic EPS*
29.8p
24.2p
23.1%
Basic EPS
29.8p
26.1p
14.2%
Interim Dividend
13.2p
11.3p
16.8%
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