Chief Executive’s Review
Patrick Martell
How we performed
£362.3m
REVENUE
2009: £386.8m
2009: £386.8m
£8.1m
PROFIT BEFORE TAX*
2009: loss £7.2m
2009: loss £7.2m
£14.4m
UNDERLYING* PROFIT
BEFORE TAX
2009: £7.3m
BEFORE TAX
2009: £7.3m
9.65p
UNDERLYING*
EARNINGS PER SHARE
2009: 4.94p
EARNINGS PER SHARE
2009: 4.94p
7.51p
EARNINGS
PER SHARE*
2009: loss 6.14p
PER SHARE*
2009: loss 6.14p
3.50p
TOTAL DIVIDENDS
PER SHARE
2009: 2.25p per share
PER SHARE
2009: 2.25p per share
£2.7m
NET DEBT
2009: £19.0m
2009: £19.0m
* Continuing operations before non-underlying items which comprise restructuring costs, provision releases, operating results of non-continuing operations, amortisation of acquired intangibles and one-off items.
