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Annual Financial Report
Annual Financial Report.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5257C Diploma PLC 16 November 2009 \n \nDIPLOMA PLC\n12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX\nTELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700\nFACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\n\n16 November 2009\n\nPRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL RESULTS\nFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2009\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudited\n\n\nAudited\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2009 \n\n\n2008 \n\n\n\n\nContinuing Businesses(1)\n\n\n£m \n\n\n£m \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n160.0 \n\n\n156.2 \n\n\n\n\nOperating profit(2)\n\n\n\n 25.6 \n\n\n\n 26.6 \n\n\n\n\nOperating margin(2)\n\n\n\n 16.0%\n\n\n\n 17.0%\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted profit before tax(2), (3)\n\n\n\n 25.5 \n\n\n\n 26.8 \n\n\n\n\nProfit before tax\n\n\n20.5 \n\n\n21.1 \n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow\n\n\n23.5 \n\n\n17.7 \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\nContinuing Businesses(1)\n\n\nPence\n\n\nPence\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted earnings per share(2), (3)\n\n\n\n 14.8\n\n\n\n 16.0\n\n\n\n\nBasic earnings per share\n\n\n10.8 \n\n\n11.4 \n\n\n\n\nTotal dividends per share\n\n\n7.8 \n\n\n7.5 \n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow per share\n\n\n20.8 \n\n\n15.6 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(1) The Anachem business has been classified as discontinuing and its results excluded from the\n analysis in 2009 and 2008.\n(2) Before amortisation of acquisition intangible assets.\n(3) Before fair value remeasurements.\n\n \n \n \n\n\nContinuing revenue increased by 2% and operating profit re...