Share tips: a solid income-generating energy giant

This British energy giant is a solid defensive play and a smart way to earn income at the same time, says Paul Hill.

Centrica (LSE: CNA), rated a STRONGBUY by Standard and Poor's

If you want a solid income generator, look no further than British energy giant Centrica. Despite being hit last year by a tax hike on North Sea oil assets and a mild winter (which led to a 21% drop in household gas demand), the group still lifted its dividend by 8% to 15.5p.

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Paul gained a degree in electrical engineering and went on to qualify as a chartered management accountant. He has extensive corporate finance and investment experience and is a member of the Securities Institute.

Over the past 16 years Paul has held top-level financial management and M&A roles for blue-chip companies such as O2, GKN and Unilever. He is now director of his own capital investment and consultancy firm, PMH Capital Limited.

Paul is an expert at analysing companies in new, fast-growing markets, and is an extremely shrewd stock-picker.