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Results for the year ended 31 December 2017
Results for the year ended 31 December 2017.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3128G Synthomer PLC 01 March 2018 \n\nThursday 1 March 2018\n \nSynthomer plc\nPreliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2017\n \nSolid and sustainable profits growth \n \n\n\n\n\nFULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS\n\n\n2017\n\n\n2016\n\n\n \n\n\nIncrease / (decrease)\n\n\n\n\nUnderlying performance 1\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nReported\n\n\nConstant Currency2 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n£m\n\n\n£m\n\n\n \n\n\n%\n\n\n%\n\n\n\n\nRevenue \n\n\n1,480.2\n\n\n1,045.7\n\n\n \n\n\n41.6\n\n\n38.2\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nVolumes (ktes)\n\n\n1,443.8\n\n\n1,324.9\n\n\n \n\n\n9.0\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 Europe and North America (ENA)\n Asia and ROW (ARW) \n Unallocated\n\n\n117.1\n35.1\n(13.2)\n\n\n93.3\n48.7\n(11.8)\n\n\n \n\n\n25.5\n(27.9)\n11.9\n\n\n21.1\n(28.1)\n11.9\n\n\n\n\nOperating Profit \n\n\n139.0\n\n\n130.2\n\n\n \n\n\n6.8\n\n\n3.5\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit before Tax\n\n\n130.0\n\n\n122.2\n\n\n \n\n\n6.4\n\n\n3.0\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nEPS (p)\n\n\n30.7\n\n\n28.3\n\n\n \n\n\n8.5\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDPS (p) - ordinary\n\n\n12.2\n\n\n11.3\n\n\n \n\n\n8.0 \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIFRS performance\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit before Tax\n\n\n86.4\n\n\n136.7\n\n\n \n\n\n(36.8)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nEPS (p)\n\n\n21.8\n\n\n32.5\n\n\n \n\n\n(32.9)\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 \n1 - Underlying performance excludes Special Items. Comments on Underlying performance and a detailed analysis of the Special Items are set out in note 1. \n2 - Constant currency sales and profit: these reflect current year results translated at the prior year's average exchange rates, and include the impact of acquisitions.\n \nFull year highlights:\n· &...