19 APRIL 1940, Page 40

ROLLS RAZOR PROFITS Unlike most articles of the luxury type

the Rolls razor has not suffered in war conditions. Last year Rolls Razor, Ltd., made a gross profit of £88,489, against £59,708, and its net profit, after tax, was £45,635, against £34,640. Accordingly, the dividend on the highly-geared deferred capital was raised from 6o to 8o per cent. and £10,000 was placed to reserve. These satisfactory results, Sir Thomas Poison explained at the meeting, were due to increasing demand in the home market and to much improved figures from the American subsidiary, thanks to the complete reorganisation of that business.