Just Group plc (JUST.L), a provider of retirement products and services, reported Friday that its fiscal 2024 IFRS profit before tax declined 34 percent to 113 million pounds from last year's 172 million pounds.
Earnings per share were 6.5 pence, down from 11.3 pence in the prior year.
Adjusted profit before tax was 482 million pounds, compared to 520 million pounds a year ago. Underlying earnings per share were 36.3 pence, compared to prior year's 27.9 pence.
The company's underlying operating profit went up 34 percent to 504 million pounds, driven by new business sales growth, higher recurring in-force profit and increased scale.
Retirement income sales climbed 36 percent to 5.31 billion pounds from 3.89 billion pounds last year.
New business margins were slightly lower at 8.7 percent from last year's 9.1 percent, principally driven by business mix.
Further, the company announced its plan to pay a final dividend of 1.8 pence per share, giving a total of 2.5 pence for the year, representing 20 percent year-on-year growth.
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