14th Mar 2018 13:14
Empresaria recorded a pretax profit of
Profit performance was primarily held back by a rise in administrative costs as well as a loss on the sale of a unit. Administrative costs rose to
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The company said that it has not seen any impact on client demand due to Brexit. Indeed, staff numbers increased 10% during the year to 294 from 262.
Empresaria proposed a final dividend of 1.32p pence, up from 1.15p. Empresaria does not pay an interim dividend.
"We are pleased to be reporting another year of record results, with this period being the sixth year of double digit adjusted diluted earnings per share growth. The strength of the business has again allowed us to increase our annual dividend in line with our progressive dividend policy," Chief Executive Joost Kreulen.
The key focus of management is to grow organically "despite the low overall organic growth in the year". "We agree specific plans with each brand to help them develop into leading brands in their sectors and we will continue to invest in new staff, locations and markets where we see opportunities to grow. We are confident that the plans we are following will help the group deliver profitable organic growth in 2018," the company said.
Shares in Empresaria were down 6.8% at
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