3 October 2022
JAMES HALSTEAD PLC
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF AUDITED RESULTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022
Key Figures
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Revenue at £291.9 million (2021: £266.4 million) – up 9.6% |
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Underlying profit before tax £51.1 million (2021: £51.3 million) – down 0.4 % |
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Earnings per 5p ordinary share of 9.7p (2021: 9.6p) – up 1% |
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Final dividend per ordinary share proposed of 5.5p – unchanged |
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One-for-one bonus issue on 14 January 2022 |
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Cash £52.1 million (2021: £83.3 million) |
Mr Mark Halstead, Chief Executive, commenting on the results, said :
“A solid performance for a year that started in a positive way, as the large challenges of the last two years looked set to dissipate, only to be faced by a set of new obstacles with both energy and materials costs escalating”.