Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
(ASX:DMP) has delivered 38.8 per cent growth in its first half underlying net profit to post a $20.2 million interim result.
The pizza maker says its result was aided by booming online and mobile sales in the same period it acquired a 75 per cent stake in Domino’s Pizza Japan.
The company also opened a record 60 new stores in the last six months of 2013, including its 600th Australasian store, bringing its total network to 1,290 stores.
CEO Don Meij has described the period as a positive one with a continued focus on digital innovation including the use of Snapchat, Twitter and Vine.
Domino’s says close to 60 per cent of total sales now come from online in Australia with more than 50 per cent of those sales from mobile devices.
The company has lifted its interim payout by 14.2 per cent and declared a fully-franked dividend of 17.7 cents per share.
Shares in Domino's Pizza Enterprises jumped 12.38 per cent following yesterday’s announcement to close at $19.25.
