Highlights:
· Revenue up 13% at £235.8m (2016: £209.3m)
· Underlying operating profit 7% higher at £21.3m (2016: £19.9m)
· Strong profit growth in Specialist Technical
· Underlying diluted earnings per share up 2% to 30.1p (2016: 29.4p) per share
· Interim dividend raised by 10% to 9.4p per share
Commenting on the results, Nick Henry, Chief Executive Officer said:
“James Fisher had a positive start to the year with revenue increasing by 13% to £235.8m and underlying operating profit by 7%. The phasing of renewables projects within Marine Support combined with a degree of recovery in maintenance activity in the oil and gas sector indicates stronger growth for the Group in the second half leading to a good improvement in the result for the year.”