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Duke Royalty Ltd on Monday said it hiked its dividend and swung to annual profit for the first time following a sharp increase in total income.

Duke Royalty, an Aim-traded company that makes its money by providing capital to companies in exchange for rights to a small percentage of their future revenues over a typical term of 25-40 years, has reported a robust trading update ahead of the release of its annual results on Monday 9 September.

Duke Royalty Ltd said Wednesday it expects its annual results to show a “significant uplift” from the year before.
The royalty-focused finance investment firm said that revenue and cashflow for the year to the end of March were in line with market expectations, and has seen its positive momentum continue into the first quarter of its current financial year.

In a wide ranging podcast, Johnson discusses investment opportunities and short-term challenges in equal measure. He also touches on portfolio optimisation and the sort of synergies the company hopes to achieve via the Capital Step acquisition and what potential and existing investors can expect over the medium-term.

These are notes taken during a Q&A session with Neil Johnson, CEO of Duke Royalty (DUKE), which was attended by Graham Neary and a Cube.Investments member.

Duke Royalty, a company that makes its money by providing capital to companies in exchange for rights to a small percentage of their future revenues over a typical term of 25-40 years, has made two smart announcements in the past few weeks.

Duke Royalty may operate in an area of finance that is under the radar, but it’s a company well worth getting acquainted with given that the directors have made smart progress investing the £79m proceeds from three equity raises (placings at 40p to 44p) to create a portfolio of sound royalty partners since listing its shares on London’s junior market in March 2017.

Downing bought a position in Duke Royalty (DUKE) in 2018. James elicits the key investment attractions of DUKE, and Neil gives a great overview of DUKE, royalty finance, the market place, risk management and much more, to answer all the questions investors may have.

For this podcast, Graham was pleased to be joined by Neil Johnson, Executive Director and CEO of Duke Royalty (DUKE) (latest share price 41.4p, market cap £83 million).