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Half Year Results 30 June 2018
Half Year Results 30 June 2018.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7976V Vesuvius plc 26 July 2018 \n\n \n \n26 July 2018\nHalf Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018\nRecord first half performance across all Regions and Business Units \n \nVesuvius plc, a global leader in molten metal flow engineering, announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. \nFinancial summary\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nH1 2018\n(£m)\n\n\nH1 2017\n(£m)\n\n\nYear-on-year change\n\n\nUnderlying change(1) \n\n\n\n\nRevenue \n\n\n \n\n\n897.0 \n\n\n831.5\n\n\n+7.9%\n\n\n+12.1%\n\n\n\n\nTrading Profit(2) \n\n\n \n\n\n99.6 \n\n\n86.3\n\n\n+15.4%\n\n\n+20.3%\n\n\n\n\nReturn on Sales(2)\n\n\n \n\n\n11.1%\n\n\n10.4%\n\n\n+70bps\n\n\n+80bps\n\n\n\n\nOperating Profit\n\n\n \n\n\n90.0\n\n\n67.7\n\n\n+32.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHeadline Profit Before Tax(2)\n\n\n \n\n\n97.4\n\n\n79.4\n\n\n+22.7%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit Before Tax\n\n\n \n\n\n87.8\n\n\n60.8\n\n\n+44.4%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit\n\n\n \n\n\n70.0\n\n\n46.4\n\n\n+50.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHeadline Earnings(2) \n\n\n \n\n\n68.7\n\n\n53.3\n\n\n+28.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHeadline EPS(2) (pence)\n\n\n \n\n\n25.4\n\n\n19.7\n\n\n+28.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStatutory EPS (pence)\n\n\n \n\n\n24.4\n\n\n15.7\n\n\n+55.4%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOperating cash flow(2) \n\n\n \n\n\n76.7\n\n\n67.4\n\n\n+13.8%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNet Debt\n\n\n \n\n\n281.8\n\n\n321.8\n\n\n-12.4%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDividend (pence)\n\n\n \n\n\n6.00\n\n\n5.50\n\n\n+9.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n...