News: WOW Woolworths Declares Final Dividend Of 55 AU Cents Per Share

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW) :

• WOOLWORTHS - DECLARES FINAL DIVIDEND OF 55 AU CENTS PER SHARE
• WOOLWORTHS - FY SALES A$67,278 MILLION VERSUS A$63,675 MILLION
• WOOLWORTHS - FY NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS EX-SIGNIFICANT ITEMS A$1,504 MILLION, UP 20.1%
• WOOLWORTHS-FY ECOMMERCE SALES A$5,602M, UP 58.1%
• WOOLWORTHS SEES OPERATING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN F22 LIKELY TO REMAIN AT SIMILAR LEVELS TO F21
• WOOLWORTHS - AUSTRALIAN FOOD TOTAL SALES FOR FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF FY22 HAVE INCREASED BY 4.5%
• WOOLWORTHS - FOR FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF FY22, GROUP COVID COSTS ABOUT A$41 MILLION OR 0.5% OF SALES
• WOOLWORTHS - ANNOUNCED A CAPITAL RETURN OF A$2 BILLION TO SHAREHOLDERS BY WAY OF AN OFF-MARKET BUY-BACK
• WOOLWORTHS - BUY-BACK IS EXPECTED TO RETURN ABOUT A$840 MILLION OF FRANKING CREDITS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
• WOOLWORTHS - FY AUSTRALIAN FOOD COMPARABLE SALES INCREASED 4.2%
• WOOLWORTHS- OPERATING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN FY22 IS LIKELY TO REMAIN AT SIMILAR LEVELS TO FY21