Ingenta PLC - Oxford, England-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry - Expects revenue to have grown 2.9% to £10.8 million in 2023, from £10.5 million a year prior. Eyes pretax profit jump of 42% to £1.7 million from £1.2 million. Intends to pay a dividend of 4.1 pence per share, up 16% from 3.45p. Expects year-end cash balance of £2.7 million, up 13% from £2.4 million a year ago. Chief Executive Officer Scott Winner says: ‘New sales activity was weighted to the second half of the year but we successfully deployed 2 sites in the first half and commenced a further 4 in the second half of 2023.’ He adds: ‘Elsewhere in the business, I‘m delighted to report the addition of 3 new customers onto our IP management platform. These deals are for music and media partners across the globe and add further momentum behind our expansion into adjacent vertical markets.’

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