Financial Highlights
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Change % |
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Strong underlying performance across the Group |
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Revenue $1,386.5m (2013 - $1,293.6m) |
+7 |
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Underlying profit from operations $217.8m (2013 - $200.0m) |
+9 |
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Underlying profit before tax $212.4m (2013 - $197.5m) |
+8 |
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Underlying profit for the year $155.2m (2013 - $145.4m) |
+7 |
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Underlying diluted earnings per share 100.0 cents (2013 - 94.5 cents) |
+6 |
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Reported performance impacted by impairments |
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Reported profit from operations $113.9m (2013 - $138.9m) |
-18 |
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Reported profit before tax $108.5m (2013 - $136.4m) |
-20 |
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Reported profit for the year $71.8m (2013 - $107.6m) |
-33 |
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Reported diluted earnings per share 44.8 cents (2013 - 69.4 cents) |
-35 |
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Strong cash generation across the Group reducing net debt |
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Free cash flow $182.3m (2013 - $145.6m) |
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Net debt $131.0m (2013 - $205.8m) |
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Gearing 9% (2013 - 15%) |
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Consistent shareholder distributions |
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Final dividend of 22.9 cents (2013 - 21.8 cents) proposed to be paid on 26 May 2015 to shareholders on the register on 1 May 2015: a 5% year-on-year increase |
