RE: Finals8 Nov 2021 14:52
Just had another quick read of the results. Dividends of 23.40 and income of 23.22, so I make that 0.18p short. There is some context, with sterling's rise and "other" income suffering, hopefully to recover. Things are not as bad as when I first looked and just read the headlines. There is a 12p reserve to help smooth out payments.
Looking ahead, I expect the divi to rise to 23.8p and I think HFEL were forecasting a 12-14% rise in dividends. Add a slight reduction is costs the only worry is some of the bigger individual holdings taking a bash.
They just need to arrest the capital side of things now.