The group has also benefited from its status as the largest private provider of Covid-19 vaccines
SA’s largest pharmacy group Clicks has increased its dividend payout by more than a quarter for its half-year to end-February, and is sticking with expansion plans as it reports market share gains and a bump from the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Headline earnings rose 24.1% to R1.14bn to end-February, with the pharmacy group upping its dividend 26.3% to R1.80 a share, representing almost a R440m payout...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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