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Half-yearly Financial Report
Half-yearly Financial Report.
About this update from Character Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 1921O\n Character Group PLC\n 28 May 2020\n \n \n \n \n LONDON, THURSDAY 28 MAY 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n The information contained within this announcement\n \n \n is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.\n \n \n Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Character Group plc\n \n \n Designers, developers and international distributor of toys, games and giftware\n \n \n HALF YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT\n \n \n for the six months ended 29 February 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS\n \n \n CONTINUING OPERATIONS\n \n \n \n \n Half-year \n \n \n ended\n \n \n 29 February \n \n \n 2020\n \n \n \n \n Half-year \n \n \n ended \n \n \n 28 February \n \n \n 2019\n \n \n \n \n Full-year \n \n \n ended\n \n \n 31 August \n \n \n 2019\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Revenue\n \n \n \n \n £51.7m\n \n \n \n \n £58.8m\n \n \n \n \n £120.4m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Operating profit*\n \n \n \n \n £2.7m\n \n \n \n \n £5.9m\n \n \n \n \n £11.6m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pre-tax profit*\n \n \n \n \n £2.5m\n \n \n \n \n £5.6m\n \n \n \n \n £11.1m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Underlying basic earnings per share*\n \n \n \n \n 9.60p\n \n \n \n \n 20.98p\n \n \n \n \n 43.27p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Underlying diluted earnings per share*\n \n \n \n \n 9.58p\n \n \n \n \n 20.67p\n \n \n \n \n 42.96p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dividend per share\n \n \n \n \n 2.0p\n \n \n \n \n 13.0p\n \n \n \n \n 26.0p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n EBITDA\n \n \n \n \n £4.1m\n \n \n \n \n £6.9m\n \n \n \n \n £13.7m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Net cash\n \n \n \n \n £16.8m\n \n \n \n \n £18.6m\n \n \n \n \n £6.5m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Net assets\n \n \n \n \n £32.8m\n \n \n \n \n £33.5m\n \n \n \n \n £34.1m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n *Excludes mark to market (loss)/profit adjustments on FX derivative positions and taxation thereon shown as significant items\n \n \n \n \n £(0.22)m\n \n \n \n \n £(0.25)m\n \n \n \n \n £0.30m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n · \n Combination of external factors impacted HY1 performance as already highlighted in the March update\n \n \n \n \n \n \n · \n Standout produc...