Financial Results
Interim Results
10 September 2002
Results for the six months ended 30 June 2002
Aegis Group plc is a media and market research group employing approximately 7,300 staff in 60 countries. The Group comprises two main businesses: Carat, which is the world’s largest independent media communications company, and Synovate, a leading international market research network.
Clear focus produces revenue growth despite poor market conditions
- Carat net new business wins strong at $1,078 million (2001: $1,149 million)
- Synovate launched as the Aegis global research brand
- Turnover up 2.1% to £3,110.6 million (2001: £3,045.5 million)
- Revenue up 10% to £273.3 million (2001: £248.5 million) - organic revenue growth +0.5%
- Underlying operating profit up to £31.2 million (2001: £30.2 million)*
- Underlying operating margin (operating profit/revenue) at 11.4%*
- Underlying PBT up to £27.5 million (2001: £27.2 million)*
- Operating cash flow remains strong at 103% of underlying operating profit
- Underlying diluted EPS 1.7p (2001: 1.7p)*
- Half-year dividend increased by 4.2% to 0.50p (2001: 0.48p)