- TURNOVER £189.2m up from £147.1m +29%
- OPERATING PROFIT* rose to £9.0m from £6.5m +38%
- PROFIT BEFORE TAX increased to £8.2m from £6.3m +30%
- EARNINGS PER SHARE 8.8p up from 7.2p +22%
- Recommended INTERIM DIVIDEND raised to 3.15p from 2.85p +11%
- UNITED STATES BUSINESSES up sharply
- Turnover £81.2m from £47.5m +71%
- Operating profit* £6.0m from £3.2m +88%
- OVERALL OPERATING MARGIN* of 4.7% with US margin at 7.4%
* Before amortisation of goodwill
Tom Dobson, Keller Group plc Chief Executive, said:
“The results reflect a very strong performance in North America where we have not experienced any slowdown. The strength of our order book, which now stands at around £150m, is further evidence that our strategy of maintaining global leadership in the core foundation business is successful.
Together with expansion of our range of specialist services, we believe our strategy will provide sustainable increases in value for our shareholders.”
For more information:
| Keller Group plc | 020 8341 6424 |
| Tom Dobson, Chief Executive | |
| Justin Atkinson, Finance Director | |
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| Golin/Harris Ludgate | 020 7324 8888 |
| Peter Gaze | |
| Laurence Read | |
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