Results29 Oct 2015 07:04
At last.
Rapid Growth Enabling Record Results
2015 2014 (restated2) Change
Revenue £114.2m £58.9m +94%
Profit before tax (including £14.5m revaluation surplus) £34.0m £9.6m +254%
Period-end cash balance £21.4m £11.1m +93%
Net asset value per share1 43.9p 29.6p +48%
Basic earnings per share 14.67p 3.46p +324%
Dividend per share 1.00p 0.60p +67%
1 Excludes unrealised added value accumulated within the land bank due to planning permissions achieved on some sites.
2 The results for 2014 have been restated due to the change in accounting policies to allow for the revaluation of investment properties and for the consolidation of Drayton Garden Village Limited.
Group Highlights
Record performance, well ahead of market expectations
Expansion of housebuilding programme adding significantly to results - 248 private homes sold this year (2014:114)
Creation of residential investment property portfolio contributed £14.5m of revaluation surplus and rental income has exceeded £1.1m per annum post year end
Land bank has continued to grow and currently stands at 5,176 plots (2014: 3,734 plots), 1,200 of which are consented (2014:1,318). Net asset value per share has increased by 43% to 43.9p
Total dividend (interim 0.3p plus proposed final 0.7p) per share increased by 67 per cent to 1.0p (2014: 0.6p) which demonstrates the Group’s continued strong financial position and confidence in the medium-term outlook.