Richard Cousins, Chief Executive, said:
"Compass has delivered another strong performance this year. Including the impact of acquisitions, revenue has increased by almost 10% and we have delivered organic revenue growth of over 5%. Our relentless focus on efficiency has continued and, excluding the impact of Japan and restructuring costs, we have increased the underlying margin by 20 basis points. Whilst we are not immune from economic reality, the fundamentals of the business remain strong and our flexible cost base will enable us to respond quickly to any changes in economic conditions. We continue to see many opportunities for further outsourcing in our core food market and support services is adding an exciting new dimension to our growth. We are also placing greater emphasis on the fast growing and emerging markets, where we see real opportunity for further expansion.
The final dividend is increased 10% to 19.3p per share.
