Dublin-based energy-focused support services group DCC upbeat over annual prospects

In a brief trading update covering the third quarter of its current financial year — the three months to the end of December — the Dublin-based energy-focused support services group said it continues to expect that both full-year operating profit and adjusted earnings per share will be “very significantly” ahead of the prior year.
The group — which switched its share listing to London and its reporting currency to sterling three years ago — generated total operating profits of £228.2m in its last financial year.