FW Thorpe Plc – Interim Results for the six months ended 31 December 2016.

 Interim    Interim
                           2017       2016
——————–  ———  ———  ———-
 Revenue               GBP51.2m   GBP41.4m       23.8%
                                              increase
 Operating profit       GBP7.8m    GBP6.5m       19.7%
                                              increase
 Profit before tax      GBP7.8m    GBP6.6m       18.0%
                                              increase
 Basic earnings per                              20.3%
  share                   5.38p      4.47p    increase
——————–  ———  ———  ———-
 
  —       Revenue and operating profit growth at Thorlux drives positive interim result
   —       Lightronics continues to perform well, driven by one off projects
   —       Interim dividend increased to 1.35p (Interim 2016: 1.20p)

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