Financial and operational highlights for H1 2015
|
H1 2015 |
H1 2014 |
Change |
|
|
Revenue |
£350.7m |
£322.1m |
+9% |
|
Operating profit |
£54.3m |
£51.2m |
+6% |
|
Net profit * |
£56.0m |
£51.3m |
+9% |
|
Net profit margin |
16.0% |
15.9% |
+0.1ppts |
|
Profit before tax |
£53.8m |
£49.4m |
+9% |
|
Basic earnings per share |
32.1p |
28.8p |
+11% |
|
Dividend per share |
13.7p |
12.0p |
+14% |
|
Return on capital employed ** |
15.6% |
13.4% |
+2.2ppts |
|
Net debt |
£58.8m |
£45.3m |
