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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2500G DCC PLC 10 May 2011 \n \n\n \n\n\n10 May 2011\nPreliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2011\n \n\n\n\n\nRESULTS HIGHLIGHTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n€\n\n\n\n\n\nChange on prior year\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nReported\n\n\n\nConstant currency†\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n8,680.6m\n\n\n\n\n\n+29.1%\n\n\n+25.4%\n\n\n\n\nOperating profit*\n\n\n229.6m\n\n\n\n\n\n+19.1%\n\n\n+15.5%\n\n\n\n\nProfit before net exceptional items, amortisation of intangible assets and tax\n\n\n\n \n214.8m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n+18.0%\n\n\n\n \n+14.3%\n\n\n\n\nProfit before tax\n\n\n189.6m\n\n\n\n\n\n+15.0%\n\n\n+10.9%\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted earnings per share*\n\n\n203.15 cent\n\n\n\n\n\n+14.1%\n\n\n+10.5%\n\n\n\n\nDividend per share\n\n\n74.18 cent\n\n\n\n\n\n+10.0%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOperating cash flow\n\n\n\n 269.6m (2010: €297.8m)\n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow**\n\n\n 123.6m (2010: €229.1m)\n\n\n\n\nNet debt \n\n\n 45.2m (2010: €53.5m)\n\n\n\n\nTotal equity\n\n\n 931.9m (2010: €836.9m)\n\n\n\n\nReturn on total capital employed\n\n\n 19.9% (2010: 18.4%)\n\n\n\n\n† all constant currency figures quoted in this report are based on retranslating 2010/11 figures at prior year\n translation rates\n* excluding net exceptionals and amortisation of intangible assets\n** after interest and tax payments\n \n\n\n\n\n \nDCC, the sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, today announced its results for the year ended 31 March 2011.\n \nCommenting on the results, Tommy Breen, Chief Executive said:\n \n\"DCC had a very strong year with all five divisions reporting operating profit growth. Group operating profit increased by 15.5% on a constant currency basis to €230 million. The Group's result was achieved against a continuing backdrop of difficult economic and trading conditions in certain of our markets and having delivered particularly strong operating profit growth of 12.8% and 22.4%, on a constant currency basis, in the two preced...