L&G posted excellent figures: an increase in its operating profit by 32% to £2,055m, in pre-tax profit by 32% to £2,090m and in net profit by 50% to £1,902m. This exceptional performance is due to the positive impact of the mortality release (£332m) and the one-off US tax benefit (£246m). The proposed final dividend is 11.5p/share, bringing the total dividend to 15.35p/share. Excluding exceptional items, no major changes are expected in our model. We keep a p
07 Mar 2018
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Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN:LON) | 245 4.9 0.8% | Mkt Cap: 14,668m
- Published:
07 Mar 2018 -
Author:
Bassem Neifer -
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L&G posted excellent figures: an increase in its operating profit by 32% to £2,055m, in pre-tax profit by 32% to £2,090m and in net profit by 50% to £1,902m. This exceptional performance is due to the positive impact of the mortality release (£332m) and the one-off US tax benefit (£246m). The proposed final dividend is 11.5p/share, bringing the total dividend to 15.35p/share. Excluding exceptional items, no major changes are expected in our model. We keep a p