robinson plc reported on thursday a swing to pretax profit in 2022 and said it remains on track to deliver its mediumterm targets despite the uncertain backdrop the uk manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging said pretax profit for the year was 23 million pounds 28 million compared with a loss of gbp100000 a year ago the board has declared a final dividend of 30 pence a share bringing the total dividend to 55 pence a share flat from a year ago the company added that it is seeking substantial price increases from all customers for 2023 and given the pressure on volumes input prices and margins it will continue to prioritize cost control and cashflow looking ahead robinson expects operating profit for 2023 to be ahead of 2022 and in line with current expectations it also backed its guidance to deliver mediumterm abovemarket profitable growth and an adjusted operating marginwhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemsin the range of 6 to 8 shares at 0743 gmt were up 25 pence or 26 at 1000 pence