Operating profits at the company behind Riverdance increased by 5.5% to €2.13m last year.
Thirty years on from Riverdance making its debut as the interval act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, new accounts show Riverdance's continued appeal across the world.
Revenues at Abhann Productions Ltd went up by 19%, from €14.01m to €16.72m, in the 12 months to the end of June last.
The 2023 revenues were boosted by Riverdance performing a 50 date tour of the US.
Underling Riverdance's global appeal, one Riverdance dancing troupe is performing in the Japanese city of Osaka this weekend after a nine year gap from Japan.
Last month, Riverdance performed a string of dates around Australia while, next month, Riverdance returns to Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre for a run until September.
The new filings show that interest payments of €53,315 last year ate into a pre-tax profit of €2.08m, though that was still up 3% on the 2022 pre-tax profits of €2.01m.
The strong profits of 2023 and 2022 follow Covid-19 related losses of €1.097m in 2021 and €747,465 in 2020, as a result of the pandemic shutting down the show from March 2020 to September 2021.
The company continues to be led to founding directors John McColgan and Moya Doherty and, in their report, they state that they "are satisfied that the results for the year are consistent with expected levels".
David Orr is also listed as a director and aggregate pay to directors increased by 34%, from €1.35m to €1.8m.
Mr McColgan and Ms Doherty continued to plough money into the venture last year with the amount owed by the company to the couple last year increased sharply, from €154,157 to €1m.
Riverdance usually has two productions touring simultaneously, each employing 50 to 55 in cast and crew.
Last year's revenues were also boosted by Riverdance performing a series of shows at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre as part of its 25th anniversary tour.
Wages and salaries last year totalled €2.45m.
The firm's cash funds increased sharply from €3.09m to €5.34m. Accumulated profits at the end of June last stood at €3.94m.
The profit also took account of non-cash depreciation costs of €33,532.
Next year, Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour to celebrate its 30th year milestone, coming to 30 venues across the UK.
Towards the end of this year, Riverdance is due to perform dates in Germany and Belgium.
Reporting by Gordon Deegan
