James Halstead is celebrating its centenary year by announcing a record final dividend of 7.858p per share (+12.3%). This takes the full year dividend to 11p (+10%) and represents the 40th straight year of dividend growth. This distribution highlights the cash generative nature of the business (£204m of post capex cash generation over the last 10 years). Despite FX headwinds PBT increased 5.8% to £44.2m. At this stage we are leaving our FY16 unchanged, essentially looking for furt

29 Sep 2015
Panmure Morning Note 29-09-15

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Panmure Morning Note 29-09-15
James Halstead plc (JHD:LON) | 145 0.7 0.4% | Mkt Cap: 607.9m
- Published:
29 Sep 2015 -
Author:
Adrian Kearsey -
Pages:
3 -
James Halstead is celebrating its centenary year by announcing a record final dividend of 7.858p per share (+12.3%). This takes the full year dividend to 11p (+10%) and represents the 40th straight year of dividend growth. This distribution highlights the cash generative nature of the business (£204m of post capex cash generation over the last 10 years). Despite FX headwinds PBT increased 5.8% to £44.2m. At this stage we are leaving our FY16 unchanged, essentially looking for furt