UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC - Final Results.

PR Newswire UK Disclose, February, 2006

 
Embargoed until 7am 
 
28 February 2006 
 
Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2005 
 
                    STRONG RESULTS FROM A FOCUSED BUSINESS 
 
Headline Results 
 
Revenue                        Up 21.3%    to [pounds sterling]675.8m ([pounds sterling]557.3m) 
Continuing operating profit*   Up 27.3%    to [pounds sterling]137.1m ([pounds sterling]107.7m) 
Profit before tax**            Up 7.2%     to [pounds sterling]152.1m ([pounds sterling]141.9m) 
EPS**                          Up 25.1%    to 40.9p (32.7p) 
Dividend                       Up 25.0%    to 15.0p (12.0p) 
 
- Underlying revenue up 4.1% 
- Margins steady at 19.6% (2004 - 19.1%) 
- Acquisitions performing in line with plan 
- [pounds sterling]105m invested in acquisitions in 2005 
- [pounds...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	

		

					 
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