Q4 revenue 2.628 bln usd, up 7% (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - London, 18 Jun - The UK industrial equipment rental company Ashtead Group said that in the fourth quarter ended April 30 adjusted earnings per share fell 6% year on year to 79.3 US cents as operating profit fell 2% to 561 million dollars.

Revenue grew 7% to 2.628 billion dollars with rental revenue up 9% to 2.313 billion.

In the full year, adjusted EPS slipped to 386.5 cents from 388.5. Revenue gained 12% to 10.859 billion dollars and rental revenue rose 10% to 9.630 billion.

The company plans to pay a final dividend of 89.25 cents, making 105.0 cents for the full year, up from 100.0 cents a year earlier.

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