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Annual Report to
Shareholders 1996
Group Financial
Highlights
Revenues
Sales revenue increased by 22% to $283 million.
Earnings before interest and tax
EBIT increased by 23% to $60.3 million.
Profit
Group operating profit before tax increased by
14% to $52.7 million.
Group operating profit after tax increased by 6% to
$31.5 million.
Earnings and Dividends
Earnings per share increased by 6% to 19.8 cents
per share (adjusted for bonus issue).
Annual Ordinary dividends of 10 cents per share.
Annual Preferred dividends of 11 cents per share.
Special 1 for 2 bonus issue of Preferred shares.
Assets
Total assets reached $430 million.
EBIT return on average total assets was 15.7%.
Shareholders Funds and Returns
Shareholders' equity increased to $231 million.
The return on average shareholders' funds was
14.8%.
Staff
Full time equivalent employee numbers grew to 2813 due to
expansion from acquisitions.
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