Interim Results for the half-year ended 30 June 2015
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
Half-year to 30 June |
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2015 |
2014 |
% change |
% change |
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REVENUE |
£434.5m |
£400.4m |
+9% |
+4% |
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OPERATING PROFIT |
£49.1m |
£49.6m |
-1% |
-6% |
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ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT |
£56.2m |
£54.6m |
+3% |
-2% |
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ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN |
12.9% |
13.6% |
-0.7ppts |
-0.9ppts |
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PROFIT BEFORE TAX |
£45.0m |
£45.1m |
-% |
-5% |
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ADJUSTED PROFIT BEFORE TAX |
£52.1m |
£50.1m |
+4% |
-1% |
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE |
8.45p |
8.66p |
-2% |
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE |
9.86p |
9.65p |
+2% |
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INTERIM DIVIDEND PER SHARE |
1.84p |
1.67p |
+10% |
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FREE CASH FLOW |
£24.7m |
£32.7m |
-24% |
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NET DEBT - JUNE NET DEBT - DECEMBER 2014 |
£145.5m |
£114.3m £105.0m |
+ £31m + £41m |
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