Business
Interim Announcement 2010
Interim Announcement 2010.
About this update from Diploma Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5818L Diploma PLC 10 May 2010 \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDlPLOMA PLC\n\n\n12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX\nTELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700\nFACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\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\n10 May 2010\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERIM RESULTS\nFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2010\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnaudited\n\n\nUnaudited\n\n\nAudited\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nSix months ended \n31 March 2010\n\n\nSix months ended \n31 March \n2009\n\n\nYear \nended\n30 Sept\n 2009\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£m\n\n\n£m\n \n\n\n£m\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n86.2\n\n\n80.3\n\n\n160.0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOperating profit(1)\n\n\n14.6\n\n\n11.9\n\n\n25.6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOperating margin(1)\n\n\n16.9%\n\n\n 14.8%\n\n\n 16.0%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted profit before tax(1),(2),(3)\n\n\n14.6\n\n\n12.0\n\n\n25.5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfit before tax\n\n\n11.3\n\n\n9.3\n\n\n20.5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow(3)\n\n\n16.6\n\n\n6.8\n\n\n23.5\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\nPence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjusted earnings per share(1),(2),(3)\n\n\n8.4\n\n\n6.9\n\n\n14.8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBasic earnings per share\n\n\n5.7\n\n\n4.7\n\n\n10.8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterim dividend per share\n\n\n2.8\n\n\n2.5\n\n\n7.8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe results of the discontinued business of Anachem have been excluded from the analyses presented above.\n(1) Before amortisation of acquisition intangible assets\n(2) Before fair value remeasurement of put options over shares held by minorities\n(3) Alternative performance measures are defined in note 2 to the condensed set of consolidated financial statements\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n· Revenue increased by 7% with an improving trend into the second quarter.\n \n· Adjusted profit before tax increased by 22% and benefited from the successful cost reduction programmes implemented during the first half of FY2009.\n \n· After adjustin...