Quarterly results
VIS-markup-svg-desc The board approved a dividend of forty cents per share this quarter, citing steady demand across every region in which it operates and a currency effect that flattered the reported figure rather more than the underlying one. Analysts had expected a smaller distribution and read the decision as a signal about the year ahead rather than a verdict on the quarter just closed.
The board approved a dividend of forty cents per share this quarter, citing steady demand across every region in which it operates and a currency effect that flattered the reported figure rather more than the underlying one. Analysts had expected a smaller distribution and read the decision as a signal about the year ahead rather than a verdict on the quarter just closed.
Analysts had expected a smaller distribution and read the decision as a signal about the year ahead rather than a verdict on the quarter just closed. The board approved a dividend of forty cents per share this quarter, citing steady demand across every region in which it operates and a currency effect that flattered the reported figure rather more than the underlying one.