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3i Infrastructure PLC on Tuesday said its portfolio return was ahead of target at the half-year stage, supported by continued earnings growth across its investments. The Jersey-based infrastructure investor said pretax profit rose 53% to £258 million in the six months that ended September 30 from £169 million the year prior. Basic and diluted earnings per share also increased by 53%, to 28.0 pence from 18.3p. The FTSE 250-listing said it generated a total return of 7.4% on opening net asset value in the first half of its financial year, exceeding half of its target return of 8% to 10% per annum, and improved from 5.1% the year prior. Net asset value per share increased by 5.6% to 407.9 pence on September 30 from 386.2p at the end of March, with the portfolio overall performing ahead of expectations. In addition, 3i Infrastructure announced an interim dividend of 6.725p per share, up 6.3% from 6.325p a year ago, and said it was on target to deliver its full-year dividend target, which is a 6.3% increase on last year’s dividend. In response, shares in 3i Infrastructure rose 1.8% to 361.00p each in London on Tuesday. They have risen 7.3% in the past 12 months. ‘We are encouraged by the strong performance of the portfolio since the beginning of this financial year. Our portfolio return is ahead of our target driven by the strong performance of TCR, and continued earnings growth across the portfolio as a whole,’ said Chair Richard Laing. Headquartered in Brussels, TCR is the largest independent lessor of airport ground support equipment. Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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