Aimia boosts dividend on positive outlook despite swinging to $13M Q1 loss + MORE May 13th

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MONTREAL – The company that runs the Aeroplan loyalty-points program boosted its quarterly dividend on a positive long-term outlook despite swinging to a $13.1-million loss in the first quarter.
Montreal-based Aimia (TSX:AIM) increased its quarterly dividend by a penny to 20 cents per common share, payable June 30.
The company reported late Thursday that it lost 12 cents per share during the three months ended March 31. That compared with a profit of $23.4 million or 10 cents per share a year ago.
Excluding one-time items, it earned $23.9 million or 13 cents per share in adjusted profits, down from $30.7 million or 15 cents per share in the first quarter of 2015.
Revenues decreased almost 14 per cent to $570 million from $660.1 million.
Aimia was expected to earn 21 cents per share in adjusted profits on $605.5 million in revenues, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
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