Financial Highlights
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Half year ended 31 January 2015 |
Half year ended 31 January 2014* |
Movement |
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Revenue |
£831.2m |
£700.4m |
+18.7% |
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Gross profit |
£195.3m |
£138.3m |
+41.2% |
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Gross margin |
23.5% |
19.7% |
+380 bps |
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Operating profit |
£165.7m |
£109.0m |
+52.0% |
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Operating margin |
19.9% |
15.6% |
+430 bps |
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Profit before taxation |
£158.9m |
£103.8m |
+53.1% |
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Earnings per share |
103.5p |
66.3p |
+56.1% |
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Dividend per share |
25.0p |
16.0p |
+56.3% |
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Return on capital employed |
22.8% |
17.0% |
+580 bps |
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Net asset value per share increased to 1,181p (31 July 2014 - 1,118p) |
