Wood Group (John) Plc (WG.)

Wood Group (John) have proposed an interim dividend of 11.4c, up 1% in line with progressive dividend policy

John Wood Group 2017 interim results

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Financial Summary

Performance in line with expectations and up on 2013 led by strong growth in
Wood Group PSN Production Services

Total Revenue of $7,616.4m up 7.8% on 2013 ($7,064.2m) and Total EBITA of
$549.6m up 3.1% on 2013 ($533.0m)

Revenue from continuing operations on an equity accounting basis up 14.3% at
$6,574.1m (2014: $5,753.2m)

Profit from continuing operations on an equity accounting basis before tax and
exceptional items (but after tax on JV profits) up 10.9% at $414.5m (2013:
$373.7m)

Adjusted diluted EPS of 99.6 cents (2013: 98.6 cents)

Total dividend of 27.5 cents per share (2013: 22.0 cents) up 25%; intention remains to increase US dollar dividend per share from 2015 onwards by double digit percentage

Strong cash generation and robust balance sheet providing security and
flexibility

$217.3m invested in strategic M&A

Internal SG&A cost reductions and deferrals of over $30m to be delivered

Anticipate performance in 2015 to demonstrate relative resilience in a
challenging market

Half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2014

Benefitting from strong US shale activity; overall growth outlook for 2014
unchanged

Financial Summary

  Total revenue1 of $3,801.2m up 10% and Total EBITA in line with H1 2013 at $243.9m

  Continue to anticipate full year Total EBITA to be in line with expectations and up on 2013

  Revenue from continuing operations on an equity accounting basis up 16% at $3,224.4m (2013: $2,788.7m)

  Profit from continuing operations on an equity accounting basis before tax and exceptional items up 15% at $182.4m (2013: $159.0m)

  Adjusted diluted EPS of 44.4 cents (2013: 44.5 cents)

  Interim dividend of 8.9 cents (2013: 7.1 cents) up 25%

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