TRADING UPDATES: Wentworth payout up; Distribution Finance loss steady
Wed, 21st Apr 2021 19:18
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
Wentworth Resources PLC - Tanzania-focused natural gas producer - Revenue for 2020 rises 1.9% to USD19.0 million from USD18.6 million in 2019, while pretax profit surges to USD2.2 million from USD987,000. Profit growth outstrips revenue increase as cost of sales falls 7.1% to GBP9.4 million. Says performance was strong and resilient against challenging backdrop. Declares dividend of 1.0 pence per share, bringing total dividend for year to 1.5p, up 27% on 2019. Adds that it has seen a record first quarter performance to date, with average production volumes for the first quarter of 2021 84.7 million standard cubic feet per day per day versus 63.6 million a year ago.