tesco plc said wednesday that fiscal 2022 pretax profit rose as revenue including fuel increased ahead of market views and said it is committed to buying back 750 million pounds 9751 million of its shares the british grocer posted a pretax profit of gbp203 billion for the year ended feb 26 compared with gbp636 million a year earlier revenue including fuel rose to gbp613 billion from gbp579 billion it was anticipated to rise to gbp6120 billion taken from the companys compiled consensus the board declared a dividend of 1090 pence for the year up from 915 pence for the previous financial year the company said that it expects to close its fiscal 2023 with a lower adjusted operating profit in retail and its banking division as a result of higher prices and new investments to strength its price position in the market