Financial highlights
| |
2011 |
2010 |
| Revenue |
£388.7m |
£344.6m |
| Operating margin* |
7.9% |
7.5% |
| Profit before taxation |
£23.4m |
£10.2m |
| PBTA* |
£23.4m |
£18.6m |
| Basic EPS* |
6.0p |
4.4p |
| Dividend per share |
2.1p |
1.6p |
| Total external net debt |
£85.3m |
£77.9m |
* Continuing operations, before amortisation and non-recurring items