CentralNic starts returning cash to shareholders as revenue grows

CentralNic has started paying a dividend and has announced another share buyback as it focuses less on aggressive M&A and more on organic growth.

The company, which makes about a quarter of its revenue from domains, said it will spend £4 million of its cash reserves buying back shares between now and August and will pay a £0.01 dividend a month from now.

The news came as CentralNic confirmed its top line grew by 24% in the first quarter, to $194.9 million, driven largely by its traffic arbitrage business, which it calls Online Marketing.

CentralNic Group Plc (LON:CNIC) is one of the world’s leading providers of internet infrastructure services. The company provide tools for those who wish to go beyond consuming internet content. CentralNic’s services are designed for those who seek to contribute, to communicate, to build, to promote and to earn online.

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