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On 30 July 2009, we announced our Half-Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2009. The highlights for the six months are as follows:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue down 13%
- Profit before tax down 27%
- Net debt reduced by £491m (including £300m rights issue) and gearing now 36%
- Free cash flow up 43% at £196m
- Net debt to EBITDA ratio down to 1.7 times
- Industry leading operating margin of 8.7% for Merchanting and 7.2% for Retail
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
- Network maintained, with only 3 closures out of 1,223 branches
- Trading tactics adapted successfully to maximise profits and cash
- Overhead reductions ahead of plan with cost base anticipated to be lower by £60m in 2009
- Gross margin erosion limited to 30 basis points
- Strong kitchen-led retail performance
