Profits rise at funeral directors Dignity as concerns mount over possible price war
Rising death rates are continuing to benefit the UK’s only listed funeral directors, Dignity.
The Sutton Coldfield-based group saw healthy revenue and profits in the six months to June 30 - although it has warned of a possible price war in the sector.
Revenue rose to £169.8m (H1 2016: £158m), with underlying pre-tax profit up 9% at £46.1m (H1 2016: £42.4m). Underlying earnings per share were also up by 9%, to 74.1p (H1 2016: 67.7p).
The group said that following a very strong start to the year, with the number of deaths... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
