4imprint Group, a leading marketer of promotional products, today announces its full year results for the period ended 29 December 2012.

Financial highlights

    – Revenue? was ?182.92m (2011: ?158.82m), up 15%
    – North American Direct Marketing revenue was US$256.50m (2011: US$224.52m), up 14%
    – Underlying* profit before tax? was ?9.98m (2011: ?8.13m), up 23%
    – Profit before tax? was ?7.71m (2011: ?0.36m)
    – Net cash at the year end was ?10.68m (2011: ?5.46m). North America Direct Marketing operating cash inflow was US$16.92m
    – Underlying* basic earnings per share? was 28.32p (2011: 22.01p), an increase of 29%
    – Basic earnings per share was 53.57p, including profit on business disposal of ?8.46m (2011: 8.48p)
    – Proposed total dividend per share of 15.45p (2011: 14.6p), an increase of 6%

John Poulter, Chairman said:

“Further strong growth of Direct Marketing in 2012, coupled with the improvement in the performance of SPS and action taken to reduce the legacy pension scheme risk, provides the Group with a sound platform for further progress in 2013. Demand in the early weeks of the new year has been encouraging.”

? Continuing operations
* Underlying is before share option charges, exceptional items and defined benefit pension charge

For further information, please contact:

4imprint Group plc
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7299 7201
John Poulter
Chairman
Gillian Davies
Group Finance Director

05 Mar 2013 Final Results for the year ended 29/12/2012 (135KB PDF)

Published on: March 7th, 2013