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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
Half-year to 30 June |
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2013 |
2012 |
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REVENUE |
£399.3m |
£377.2m |
+6% |
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OPERATING PROFIT |
£42.1m |
£48.4m |
-13% |
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ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT |
£53.3m |
£50.7m |
+5% |
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ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN |
13.3% |
13.5% |
-0.2ppts |
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PROFIT BEFORE TAX |
£37.1m |
£43.2m |
-14% |
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ADJUSTED PROFIT BEFORE TAX |
£48.3m |
£45.5m |
+6% |
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE |
8.04p |
8.17p |
-2% |
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE |
9.31p |
8.57p |
+9% |
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PROPOSED INTERIM DIVIDEND PER SHARE |
1.52p |
1.38p |
+10% |
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FREE CASH FLOW |
£28.1m |
£27.7m |
+1% |
