By Jaime Llinares Taboada 



  DCC PLC said Friday that its performance for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ahead of its own expectations, although behind a year earlier due to the coronavirus-related lockdowns. 


  The sales, marketing and support-services group said its performance in the three months ended June 30 had been resilient despite the pandemic challenges, although this is a relatively quieter period for the company. 


  DCC said its LPG business's operating profit was significantly below the previous year. The retail & oil division had lower volumes but a small increase in operating profit. The technology unit reported lower operating profit on reduced business-to-business demand. However, the performance of the healthcare, health & beauty solutions, and vital businesses was reported as strong. 


  "The improving performance through the quarter has meant we have recommenced selective organic development capital expenditure to ensure we are in a position to capture any opportunity for market share gains during this period," Chief Executive Donal Murphy said. 


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