united utilities group plc on wednesday reported a higher pretax profit for the first half of its fiscal year as consumption recovered and forecast that revenue will rise 2 in the whole year the ftse 100 water company which operates in northwest england made a pretax profit of 2127 million pounds 2845 million for the six months ended sept 30 up from gbp2011 million for the first half of fiscal 2021 its net loss was gbp2162 million reflecting significant deferred tax charges firsthalf revenue rose 42 from a year earlier when the coronavirus pandemic hurt business consumption to gbp9323 million as a result underlying operating profit was up 45 at gbp3328 million for the full year ending march 31 the company forecast that revenue will rise around 2 reflecting higher overall consumption however underlying operating and finance costs are also seen higher as a result of inflation the group said it remains confident in targeting a net odioutcome delivery incentivesreward of around gbp20 million united utilities declared an interim dividend of 1450 pence a share up from 1441 pence a year earlier