Primedia Limited Annual Report 2005 Annual Report 2005
Annual Report 2005

Financial Highlights

  • REVENUE UP 13,0% TO R1,98 BILLION
  • OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE DEPRECIATION UP 29,0% TO R418,9 MILLION
  • PBIT UP 34,4% TO R356,2 MILLION
  • PBIT MARGIN INCREASE FROM 15,1% TO 18,0%
  • HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE UP BY 39,7% TO 95 CENTS
  • SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS PER SHARE UP BY 40% TO 56 CENTS
  • CASH GENERATED BY OPERATIONS UP 10,2% TO R389,9 MILLION
  • FREE CASH FLOW AS PERCENTAGE OF HEADLINE EARNINGS 110% (2004: 178%)
  • STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS CONCLUDED
CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE
OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE AMORTISATION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS
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