Carr's Milling Industries Plc (CRM.L) posted 36.2% higher first-half pre-tax profit of 10.14 million pounds, compared with last year's 7.44 million pounds.
Profit attributable to equity shareholders totaled 7.17 million pounds, an increase from 4.58 million pounds in the prior-year period, with earnings per share rising year-on-year to 79.9 pence, from 50.0 pence.
Revenue for the 26 weeks went up 18.1% to 231.63 million pounds, from 196.05 million pounds a year earlier.
The Group reported a strong first-half performance, significantly helped by the trading conditions created by global weather patterns, and anticipates that the benefits to the Group of the adverse weather would continue in quarter three.
In addition, an interim dividend of 7.75 pence per share, up 6.9%, would be paid on May 17, 2013 to shareholders on the register on April 26, 2013, with the ex-dividend date being April 24, 2013.
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