London Stock Exchange Group Plc
EPS for 2017 was 143.0 pence, compared to 42.6 pence a year earlier.
Total income from continuing operations reached £1.96 billion, up from the year-ago £1.66 billion. Gross profit from continuing operations increased over the period to £1.74 billion from £1.48 billion.
Revenue from capital markets ticked up year over year to £391 million from £368 million, while revenue from posttrade services at LCH Group Holdings Ltd.
The group's net treasury income through central counterparty businesses was £162 million, an increase from the year-ago £125 million.
The group's board is proposing a final dividend for 2017 of 37.2 pence per share, which, together with the interim dividend of 14.4 pence, results in a total dividend of 51.6 pence per share, a 19% increase from the year-ago dividend of 43.2 pence per share. The final dividend will be paid May 30 to shareholders on the register as of May 4.
