Overview/Key facts
| Financial Highlights | ||||
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| 2007 | 2006 | |||
| Revenue | £587m | £527.8m | ||
| Benchmark operating profit | £56m | £50.7m | ||
| Profit before tax | £17.5m | £35.1m | ||
| Benchmark earnings per share* | 50.17p | 48.33p | ||
| Dividends per share | 19.80p | 18.00p |
Benchmark* earnings per share increased to 50.17p (2006: 48.33p) the prior year having benefited from a lower tax charge. Basic earnings per share were 19.33p (2006: 35.58p).
* Benchmark results are stated excluding the results of businesses sold or terminated in the period, amortisation of acquired intangibles, net restructuring charges, exceptional items, profits and losses on sale of investments, profits and losses on sale of businesses, gain from negative goodwill, share-based payment expenses and net fair value remeasurement adjustments to financial instruments.
DID YOU KNOW THAT Findel plc...
Fine Art Development was created in 1955 and joined the Birmingham Stock Exchange in 1962 |  | Supplies a majority of UK schools with equipment |  |
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| Sells 350,000 football kits annually in more than 140 countries around the world |  | Express Gifts has a database of some 3.7m buyers |  |
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| Sold 1.51m pieces of Confetti since 1999 when Confetti Network was founded |  | Personalises over 3.2m products each year through Express, Letterbox, Confetti and Kitbag |  |
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| Delivers nearly 9m parcels per year in the UK |  | All Healthcare Trusts are covered by NRS with 35% having a dedicated contract |  |
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Our operating divisions
Home Shopping provides a personal shopping service to around 1.5m customers and is the fourth largest direct mail order company in the UK.
Educational Supplies is the largest independent supplier of resources to schools and educational establishments in the UK.
Healthcare is a leading provider of outsourced integrated community equipment services, healthcare support services and Telecare.
Findel Sourcing is responsible for the group's buying offices in Hong Kong, India and Shanghai, and through them, group companies' substantial number of third-party customers, and procures a wide range of merchandise.
Related links
Board of Directors
Overview of Our Operations
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