Kainos Group Plc (KNOS.L) Monday said that its full-year profit rose from last year, helped by strong sales across all its three divisions. Revenue rose 17 percent, and the company also declared a final dividend.
On the LSE, KNOS.L is up 3.49 percent on Monday's trading at 814.50 pence.
The British IT consulting and software company reported a profit of 42.5 million pounds or 35.1 pence per share in fiscal 2026, higher than 35.56 million pounds or 28.2 pence per share last year. On an adjusted basis, profit was 49.82 million pounds or 41.1 pence per share during the financial year, compared to 48.30 million pounds or 38.3 pence per share a year ago.
In fiscal 2026, pre-tax profit rose 19 percent to 58.1 million pounds from 48.6 million pounds in the prior year. Adjusted pre-tax profit came in at 67.1 million pounds, compared to 65.6 million pounds last year.
During the year, revenues rose 17 percent to 431.1 million pounds from 367.2 million pounds a year ago. The company's Adjusted EBITDA climbed to 68.29 million pounds from 64.19 million pounds recorded in the previous year.
The company said that its Directors have recommended a final dividend of 19.8 pence, which, after securing approval from shareholders, will be paid to shareholders on October 23, on the register on October 2, with an ex-dividend date of October 1. This will make the total dividend for the year 29.6 pence, higher than the 28.4 pence distributed last year.
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