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BUZZ-Croda: best day in 6 months on earnings beat and special dividend

** Croda rises 3.9 pct to a 2-month high after a beat of earnings and dividend expectations

** FY pre-tax profits £254.7 mln v around £252 mln expected

** 100p/shr special dividend per share also better-than-expected

** Liberum says results positive but stock will need to beat consensus estimate of 143p EPS in 2016 for the stock to move higher, given its rich valuation (20x P/E and 12.5x EV/EBITDA)

** Best day for the stock since late-August 2015

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)