Nucleus Financial profit rises; suspends final dividend due to Covid-19

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Investment platform provider Nucleus Financial posted a 25% rise in annual profit but decided not to pay a final dividend due to uncertainty caused by Covid-19.

Pre-tax profit for the year through December increased to £6.0m, up from £4.8m on-year.

Revenue rose 4.8% to £45.2m, though adjusted profit fell 5.0% to £7.3m as operating margin fell to 17.5% from 19.2%.

'The board will continue to assess the situation and the appropriateness of paying a second interim dividend relating to the financial year ended 31 December 2019,m' Nucleus said.

At 9:12am: (LON:NUC) Nucleus Financial Group Plc Ord 0.1p share price was +1p at 125p