Business
Half-year Report
Half-year Report.
About this update from James Cropper Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n James Cropper plc ('CRPR', the 'Company' or the 'Group'), the leading advanced materials and paper products group is pleased to announce its\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Half Year Results to 24 September 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Decisive actions taken combined with the ongoing investments…has strengthened our long term growth prospects\"\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 Half-year to 24 September 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Half-year to 25 September 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Full-year to 26 March 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n £m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Revenue\n \n \n \n \n \n 61.6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 50.0\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 104.9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adjusted operating profit *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 0.5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Operating (loss) / profit\n \n \n \n \n \n (0.2)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adjusted profit before tax *\n \n \n \n \n \n (0.0)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.0\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Impact of IAS 19\n \n \n \n \n \n (0.3)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (0.4)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (0.9)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Impact of exceptional items\n \n \n \n \n \n (0.5)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 0.0\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (0.3)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (Loss) / profit before tax\n \n \n \n \n \n (0.8)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (Loss) / earnings per share - basic and diluted\n \n \n \n \n \n (9.2)p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 16.2p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14.2p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dividend per share declared\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.0p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.5p\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10.0p\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 \n \n \n Net borrowings\n \n \n \n \n \n (12.2)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (9.6)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (12.6)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Equity shareholders' funds\n \n \n \n \n \n 34.3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 32.3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 34.8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gearing % - before IAS 19 deficit\n \n \n \n \n \n 28%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 21%\n \n \n \...