| Results |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
|
Revenue |
2,258.0 |
2,167.6 |
2,065.7 |
1,661.2 |
1,545.5 |
|
Operating profit |
98.1 |
98.6 |
95.8 |
90.4 |
74.1 |
|
Profit for the year |
74.3 |
71.3 |
74.2 |
62.1 |
50.9 |
|
Proposed dividend |
44.3 |
28.4 |
28.0 |
24.4 |
21.0 |
|
Financial position |
|
Group equity |
482.3 |
426.0 |
374.8 |
312.8 |
265.5 |
|
Balance sheet total |
852.2 |
875.2 |
858.0 |
719.3 |
534.5 |
|
Employees |
|
Year average (full-time equivalents) |
5,552 |
5,600 |
5,083 |
3,662 |
3,521 |
|
Staff costs |
197.1 |
191.4 |
170.6 |
127.2 |
114.0 |
|
Capital expenditure |
|
Net capital expenditure |
45.8 |
36.4 |
81.5 |
32.3 |
40.7 |
|
Depreciation |
42.4 |
40.2 |
33.8 |
25.7 |
24.3 |
|
Ratios |
|
Increase in revenue (%) |
4.2 |
4.9 |
24.4 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
|
Increase in profit(%) |
4.2 |
(3.9) |
19.5 |
22.0 |
(13.2) |
|
Gross margin as % of revenue |
23.3 |
23.8 |
22.9 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
|
Operating profit as % of revenue |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
|
Profit after tax as % of revenue |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
|
Figures per € 0.06 share (in euros) |
|
Shares in issue (millions) |
44.3 |
43.7 |
43.1 |
42.4 |
42.0 |
|
Group equity |
10.90 |
9.75 |
8.69 |
7.37 |
6.32 |
|
Net earnings |
1.68 |
1.63 |
1.72 |
1.46 |
1.21 |
|
Proposed dividend |
1.00 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.57 |
0.5 |
| Results |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
|
Revenue |
1,443.90 |
|
|
1,171.9 |
|
|
Profit for the year |
88.2 |
73.3 |
65.5 |
45.1 |
30.6 |
|
Operating profit |
58.2 |
44.8 |
37.0 |
25.3 |
18.5 |
|
Proposed dividend |
20.6 |
18.1 |
14.6 |
10.0 |
7.4 |
|
Financial position |
|
Group equity |
223.3 |
172.7 |
132.2 |
96.2 |
71.6 |
|
Balance sheet total |
534.2 |
401.7 |
387.1 |
308.9 |
201.4 |
|
Employees |
|
Year average (full-time equivalents) |
2,984 |
2,746 |
2,561 |
2,129 |
1,769 |
|
Staff costs |
101.6 |
90.7 |
84.1 |
72.2 |
53.8 |
|
Capital expenditure |
|
Net capital expenditure |
26.1 |
31.7 |
27.1 |
7.2 |
19.4 |
|
Depreciation |
20.3 |
20.2 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
12.4 |
|
Ratios |
|
Increase in revenu (%) |
6.5 |
4.4 |
10.8 |
49.9 |
6.6 |
|
Increase in profit (%) |
30.8 |
21.0 |
46.5 |
36.6 |
5.7 |
|
Gross margin as % of revenue |
19.7 |
18.6 |
17.8 |
15.7 |
17.1 |
|
Operating profit as % of turnover |
6.1 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
|
Profit after tax as % of revenue |
4.1 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
|
Figures per € 0.06 share (in euros) |
|
Shares in issue (milions) |
41.2 |
40.2 |
39.0 |
38.0 |
36.9 |
|
Group equity |
5.41 |
4.29 |
3.39 |
2.53 |
1.94 |
|
Net earnings |
1.41 |
1.11 |
0.96 |
0.67 |
0.5 |
|
Proposed dividend |
0.50 |
0.45 |
0.37 |
0.26 |
0.2 |
|
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