Business
Half Year Announcement
Half Year Announcement.
About this update from Diploma Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2550Y Diploma PLC 16 May 2016 \n\n \nDIPLOMA PLC\n 12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX\nTELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700\nFACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715\n \nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n \n16 May 2016\n \n\n\n\n\nANNOUNCEMENT OF HALF YEAR RESULTS\nFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2016\n \n\"Continued progress with a strong contribution from acquisitions\"\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nUnaudited\n\n\nUnaudited\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\nSix months ended\n31 March 2016\n\n\nSix months ended\n31 March 2015\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n£m\n\n\n£m\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n179.1\n\n\n163.2\n\n\n+10%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdjusted operating profit(1)\n\n\n30.8\n\n\n29.6\n\n\n+4%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdjusted operating margin(1)\n\n\n 17.2%\n\n\n 18.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdjusted profit before tax(1),(2)\n\n\n30.4\n\n\n29.3\n\n\n+4%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit before tax\n\n\n25.6\n\n\n26.0\n\n\n-2%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit after tax\n\n\n18.5\n\n\n18.7\n\n\n-1%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow(3)\n\n\n23.0\n\n\n12.4\n\n\n+85%\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\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nPence\n\n\nPence\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdjusted earnings per share(1),(2)\n\n\n19.5\n\n\n18.6\n\n\n+5%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBasic earnings per share\n\n\n16.0\n\n\n16.2\n\n\n-1%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nInterim dividend per share\n\n\n6.2\n\n\n 5.8\n\n\n+7%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n(1) Before acquisition related charges.\n(2) Before fair value remeasurements.\n(3) Before cash payments on ...