31 July 2018 – interim results
In the six months to 30 June, the group reported same again revenues of £75.8m although adjusted pre-tax profit increased by 19.5% to £19.6m (2017: £16,4m) and earnings per share on the same basis rose 18.8% to 3.8p (2017: 3.2p). An interim dividend of 0.8p (2017: 0.7p) was declared. Net debt at the end of the period was £73.8m (31 December 2017: £39.4m) with the increase due to spending over £45m during the period on acquisitions. The group believes that it is on course to meet full year expectations and the shares remain a BUY.