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(ShareCast News) - AIM-listed stockbroker Cenkos Securities reported a drop in full year profit as revenue declined and the dividend was cut.For the year to the end of December, pre-tax profit slid 26% to £19.9m on revenue of £76.5m, down from £88.5m in 2014.Cenkos said revenue was hit by a slight change in the mix of fund raising, with more emphasis on investment funds tap issues and a larger average deal size, and lower market making activity. Basic earnings per share slipped to 27.2p from 35.2p and the company reduced its dividend by 18% to 14p per share.Chief executive officer Jim Durkin said: "Despite challenging market conditions since the start of 2016, there continues to be good institutional demand to fund high quality companies and ideas."Since January we have been engaged in a number of significant fund raisings for clients and our current pipeline is satisfactory given the current market environment."At 0955 GMT, Cenkos shares were down 8.3% to 133p.