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Manpower Software plc Announces Interim Results...
Manpower Software plc Announces Interim Results....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\n\n\nLONDON, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, the leading \nprovider of workforce optimisation\nsoftware applications, today announces its interim results for the six months\nto 30 November 2008.\n\n\n \n Financial Highlights\n\n - Revenue increased by 22% to GBP6.5m (2007: GBP5.3m)\n\n - Licence revenue increased by 23% to GBP3.1m (2007: GBP2.5m)\n\n - Services revenue increased by 21% to GBP3.4m (2007: GBP2.8m)\n\n - Healthcare revenue increased by 52% to GBP4.5m (2007: GBP2.9m)\n\n - Trading profit* increased by 27% to GBP0.78m (2007: GBP0.62m)\n\n - Trading profit* margin of 12.1% (2007:11.5%)\n\n - Diluted adjusted EPS (excluding share-based payments and amortisation\n of intangibles) increased by 29% to 1.8p (2007: 1.4p)\n\n - Cash balances as at 30 November 2008 of GBP2.8m\n\n\n \n Business Highlights\n\n - MAPS Healthroster gained 21 new NHS Trusts customers (total\n at period end stands at 59) with strong pipeline for H2\n\n - Continued growth in the Defence sector with NATO Special Forces\n Coordination Centre\n\n - Geographic expansion continues with first sales into Malaysia\n\n\n\n\n\nPost Period Events\n\n - First US Healthcare customer, Boston University Radiology\nAssociates signs up for MAPS Healthroster\n\n\n\n - Acquired Baum Hart & Partners, provider of integrated software\nsystems, training and support services principally to the NHS - as a\nresult of this acquisition, the company's combined Healthcare customer\nbase has now reached over 230 NHS Trusts in the UK and three Private\nHealthcare providers (of which two are overseas)\n\n\n\n * Trading profit defined as profit before amortisation, share-based\npayments, interest and tax\n\n\n\n Ian Bowles, Chief Executive Officer commented: \"Manpower Software\ncontinues to make significant progress despite the economic downturn. We\nremain focussed on strong organic growth and are pleased to report that all\nsectors of the business have a strong pipeline of opportunities entering the\nsecond half of the year. As a result, the Directors are confident that the\ncompany's performance for the full year will be in line with their\nexpectations.\"\n\n\n\nAbout Manpower Software\n\n Manpower Software is the leading workforce optimisation software\napplications provider for world-wide organisations with large, multi-skilled\nworkforces. With ov...