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Results for the year ended 31 March 2022
Results for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n 17 May 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n DCC, the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, is today announcing its results for the year ended 31 March 2022.\n \n \n \n \n \n Excellent Organic Performance and Continued Acquisitive Growth\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Financial highlights:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n % change\n \n \n \n \n \n \n % change CC1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Revenue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £17.732bn\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £13.412bn\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +32.2%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +35.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adjusted operating profit\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £589.2m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £530.2m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +11.1%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +15.1%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DCC LPG\n \n \n \n \n £237.7m\n \n \n \n \n £231.3m\n \n \n \n \n +2.8%\n \n \n \n \n \n +6.7%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DCC Retail & Oil\n \n \n \n \n £169.4m\n \n \n \n \n £144.8m\n \n \n \n \n +17.0%\n \n \n \n \n \n +20.1%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DCC Healthcare\n \n \n \n \n £100.4m\n \n \n \n \n £81.7m\n \n \n \n \n +22.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n +25.5%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DCC Technology\n \n \n \n \n £81.7m\n \n \n \n \n £72.4m\n \n \n \n \n +12.8%\n \n \n \n \n \n +19.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adjusted earnings per share\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 430.1p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 386.6p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +11.2%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +15.2%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dividend per share\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 175.78p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 159.80p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n +10.0%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free cash flow3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £382.6m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £687.8m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Return on capital employed4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 16.5%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 17.1%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n · \n Very strong growth in Group adjusted operating profit, up 11.1% (15.1% on a constant currency basis) to £589.2 million, ahead of market expectations:\n \n \n o \n Excellent organic profit growth of 6.1%\n \n \n o \n Acquisition growth of 9.0%\n \n \n o \n Growth in operating profit across each division\n \n \n o \n Adjusted earnings per share up 11.2% (15.2% on a constant currency bas...