Thursday, 09 March 2006
Chime Communications plc Audited Preliminary Results
9th March 2006 Chime Communications PLC("Chime" or "the Group")audited preliminary results for the yearended 31st December 2005 2005 2004 Operating Income £63.0m £52.1m + 21% Operating profit Headline Statutory £9.5m£8.2m £7.3m£7.3m + 30%+13% Profit before TaxHeadlineStatutory £8.6m£7.3m £6.4m£6.4m + 34%+ 14% Earnings per ShareHeadlineStatutory 2.9p2.5p 2.2p2.2p + 32%+ 14% Dividend per Share 0.48p 0.30p +60% Headline Operating Profit Margin 15.3% 13.7% Net debt £3.0m £6.3m Note: Headline figures are shown prior to restructuring costs (£1.3m) and discontinued operations. Organic growth (excluding both acquisitions...
