By Guy Taylor Ashtead has reported record full-year revenue and profit as rumours continue to swirl over a potential switch from London to New York’s stock market. The FTSE 100 giant, which rents heavy machinery to the construction industry, raked in $10.86bn (£8.4bn) in revenue for the year to 30th April 2024, up 12 per cent year-on-year, while operating profit rose five per cent to $2.7bn (£2.1bn). Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at $4.9bn (£3.9bn), up 11 per cent on the prior year. The group has rewarded investors with a bumper dividend eve…