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Financial highlights (continuing operations) |
2012 Unaudited |
2011 |
|
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Revenue |
£241.1m |
£227.7m |
+5.9% |
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Operating profit |
£43.2m |
£42.7m |
+1.3% |
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Cash generated from operations |
£48.1m |
£45.1m |
+6.7% |
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Profit before tax excluding pension interest |
£42.2m |
£41.9m |
+0.8% |
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Basic earnings per share excluding pension interest |
20.7p |
20.2p |
+2.2% |
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Total dividend per share |
8.5p |
8.0p |
+6.3% |
Operational highlights
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On a constant currency* basis revenue grew by 8.1% (compared with reported revenue growth of 5.9%) Continued strong sales growth in Japan, Europe and the Americas |
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Select sales grew to 8.4% of total revenue (up from 4.3% in 2011) On a constant currency* basis operating profit grew by 5.2% (compared with reported operating profit growth of 1.3%) Significant ongoing capital investment programme to deliver further capacity increase in 2013/2014 Cash generation remains strong |
