Intermediate Capital Group plc (ICP.L), a specialist asset manager, Wednesday said full-year profit before tax rose 9 percent to 178.5 million pounds from 164.4 million pounds in the previous year.
Adjusted group profit before tax was 184.1 million pounds, while it totaled 175.1 million pounds in the prior year.
Earnings per share jumped to 50.3 pence from 37.0 pence.
Total revenue dropped to 426.2 million pounds from 463.5 million pounds last year.
Return on equity was 11 percent, compared to 10.2 percent last year.
The board proposed a 300 million pounds special dividend for 2015 and reaffirmed its commitment to increasing the group's return on equity to over 13 percent through growth and, by July 2016, re-gearing the balance sheet to within a range of 0.8 - 1.2 times.
The board also recommended a final ordinary dividend up 4.9 percent to 15.1 pence per share.
Looking ahead, the company said, "Overall, we are well placed to continue to deliver our strategic objectives and generate improving returns for our shareholders."
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