Key Financial Highlights
Revenue growth of 17.8% on a statutory basis and 12.4% on a constant currency basis;
o UK & Ireland revenue growth of 11.5%;
o ROW revenue growth of 28.7% on a statutory basis and 13.7% on a constant currency basis, with double digit growth in Israel, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia;
Group EBITDA growth of 19.6%, 12.9% on a constant currency basis;
Adjusted profit after tax increased by 23.5% to £42.0m;
Statutory profit after tax increased 65.2% to £40.3m;
Adjusted diluted EPS increased by 21.3% to 15.4p;
Interim dividend increased by 15.4% to 6.0p;
Net cash generated from operating activities of £65.9m (2016: £44.4m); and
Net debt increased to £309.1m following the early payment of the final 2016 dividend (£282.3m at 31 December 2016).
