| |
H1 2020
£m |
H1 2019
£m |
% change |
Constant currency
% change |
| Revenue |
1,039.1 |
1,091.7 |
-5% |
-5% |
| Underlying operating profit1 |
47.9 |
38.3 |
+25% |
+20% |
| Underlying profit before tax1 |
40.7 |
27.5 |
+48% |
+39% |
| Underlying diluted earnings per share1 |
39.5p |
27.1p |
+46% |
+37% |
| Net debt2 |
155.1 |
333.5 |
-54% |
-54% |
| Interim dividend per share |
- |
12.6p |
- |
- |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Statutory operating profit |
28.0 |
32.5 |
|
|
| Statutory profit before tax |
20.8 |
21.7 |
|
|
| Statutory diluted earnings per share |
13.8p |
4.8p |
|
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(1) Underlying operating profit, profit before tax and underlying diluted earnings per share are non-statutory measures which provide readers of this interim announcement with a balanced and comparable view of the Group’s performance by excluding the impact of non-underlying items, as disclosed in note 7 of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2) Net debt is presented on a lender covenant basis excluding the impact of IFRS16 as disclosed in note 12 of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.