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20 May 2025 07:00
20 May 2025 HALF YEAR RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Strong H1 performance. FY upgrade.
All alternative performance measures are defined in note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 1 Return on adjusted trading capital employed as defined in note 13.
Commenting, Johnny Thomson, Diploma's Chief Executive said:
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Half year resultsDiploma's half year results for the six months ended 31 March 2025 have been submitted in full unedited text to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at National Storage Mechanism | FCA. The results are also available at http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2732J_1-2025-5-19.pdf and the corporate website: www.diplomaplc.com.
Dividends For the half year ended 31 March 2025, the Directors have declared an interim dividend of 18.2p per share (2024:17.3p) which will be paid on 13 June 2025 to shareholders on the register on 30 May 2025. Shares will trade ex-dividend from 29 May 2025.
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Notes:
1. Diploma PLC uses alternative performance measures as key financial indicators to assess the underlying performance of the Group. These include organic revenue growth, adjusted operating profit/adjusted operating margin, adjusted earnings per share, free cash flow/free cash flow conversion, leverage and ROATCE. Definitions of these metrics are set out in note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Announcement.
2. Certain statements contained in this Announcement constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Diploma PLC, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, exchange rates, general economic conditions and the business environment.
A presentation of the results to analysts and investors will be held at 09:00 GMT via audio conference call and webcast. Register your attendance for the webcast at: https://brrmedia.news/DPLM_HY_25
Conference call dial in details:
● | Dial in: UK-Wide: +44 (0) 33 0551 0200 / UK Toll Free: 0808 109 0700 |
● | Password: Diploma HY25 |
A recording of the presentation will be available after the event on our website: https://www.diplomaplc.com/investors/financial-presentations/
For further information please contact: | |
Diploma PLC - | +44 (0)20 7549 5700 |
Johnny Thomson, Chief Executive Officer |
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Chris Davies, Chief Financial Officer | |
Holly Gillis, Head of Investor Relations | |
Teneo - | +44 (0)20 7353 4200 |
Martin Robinson | |
Camilla Cunningham |
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Diploma PLC is a value-add distribution Group. Our businesses deliver practical and innovative solutions that keep key industries moving.
We are a distribution group with a difference. Our businesses have the technical expertise, specialist knowledge, and long-term relationships required to deliver value-add products and services that make our customers' lives easier and their outcomes better. These value-add solutions drive customer loyalty, market share growth and strong margins.
Our decentralised model means our specialist businesses are agile and empowered to deliver the right solutions for their customers, in their own way. As part of Diploma, our businesses can also leverage the additional resources, opportunities and expertise of a large, international and diversified Group to benefit their customers, colleagues, suppliers and communities.
We employ c.3,300 colleagues across our three Sectors of Controls, Seals and Life Sciences. Our principal operating businesses are located in North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia.
Diploma aims to deliver sustainable quality compounding, and over the last fifteen years, the Group has grown adjusted earnings per share (EPS) at an average of c.16% p.a. through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.
Diploma is a member of the FTSE 100.
Further information on Diploma PLC can be found at www.diplomaplc.com
The person responsible for releasing this Announcement is John Morrison, Company Secretary.
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