Rapid True Value one of the Companies owned by Hardware & Lumber
The stock will trade Ex-dividend on January 5, 2015. An interim dividend 30 cents per stock unit was paid on January 17, 2014 in connection with the 2013 profit. The increased dividend comes in the wake of Hardware and Lumber reporting profit after tax for the nine months to September of $113 million, or 26 percent more than the $90 million, for the same period in 2013. Earnings per stock unit for the nine months, is $1.40, up from $1.11 for the comparative period in 2013.
