CCT CHARACTER GROUP PLC ORD 5P

CHARACTER GRP. Currency GBX

Income Statement (£ m)	31-Aug-12	31-Aug-11	31-Aug-10	31-Aug-09	31-Aug-08
Continuing Operations
Revenue	74.95	94.95	85.23	68.62	82.27
Operating Profit/(Loss)	7.46	9.30	7.59	-2.15	5.30
Net Interest	0.20	0.17	0.12	0.10	0.18
Profit Before Tax	7.08	9.05	7.55	-2.17	5.14
Profit After Tax	5.75	6.84	6.19	-1.64	5.15
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD	5.75	6.84	6.19	-1.64	5.15
Attributable to:
Minority Interests	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Equity Holders of Parent Company	5.75	6.84	6.19	-1.64	5.15

Continuing EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	25.58p	28.47p	20.12p	-4.09p	12.03p
Earnings per Share - Diluted	22.99p	25.45p	18.94p	-4.09p	11.70p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	25.58p	28.47p	20.12p	-4.09p	12.03p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	25.58p	28.47p	20.12p	-4.09p	12.03p
Earnings per Share - Diluted	22.99p	25.45p	18.94p	-4.09p	11.70p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	25.58p	28.47p	20.12p	-4.09p	12.03p

Dividend per Share	6.30p	5.00p	3.00p	0.00p	4.60p

Balance Sheet (£ m)	31-Aug-12	31-Aug-11	31-Aug-10	31-Aug-09	31-Aug-08
Assets
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment	1.85	1.73	1.24	1.17	1.30
Intangible Assets	1.34	1.63	1.12	0.82	2.42
Investment Properties	2.11	2.17	0.00	0.00	0.00
Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Financial Assets	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Non-Current Assets	0.12	0.61	0.00	0.00	0.00
	7.52	8.31	2.37	2.00	3.72
Current Assets
Inventories	7.36	11.56	9.32	7.04	9.80
Trade & Other Receivables	17.33	17.11	15.79	13.35	20.70
Cash at Bank & in Hand	5.91	10.86	16.41	11.43	17.79
Current Asset Investments	0.45	0.36	0.23	0.46	1.51
Other Current Assets	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
	31.04	39.88	41.75	32.29	49.79

Total Assets	38.56	48.19	44.11	34.28	53.51

Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Borrowings	-13.80	-15.73	-16.86	-10.57	-17.78
Other Current Liabilities	-14.36	-24.41	-20.69	-11.92	-19.16
	-28.17	-40.14	-37.54	-22.50	-36.94

Net Current Assets	2.87	-0.25	4.20	9.79	12.85

Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Provisions	-0.41	-0.49	-0.11	0.00	-0.83
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
	-0.41	-0.49	-0.11	0.00	-0.83

Other Liabilities	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Total Liabilities	-28.58	-40.62	-37.66	-22.50	-37.78

Net Assets	9.98	7.57	6.46	11.79	15.73

Capital & Reserves
Share Capital	1.33	1.39	1.52	1.93	2.28
Share Premium Account	13.33	13.16	12.93	12.59	12.59
Other Reserves	1.60	1.03	0.57	-0.23	-2.05
Retained Earnings	-6.28	-8.02	-8.56	-2.49	2.92
Shareholders Funds	9.98	7.57	6.46	11.79	15.73

Minority Interests/Other Equity	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Equity	9.98	7.57	6.46	11.79	15.73

Ratios - based on IFRS	31-Aug-12	31-Aug-11	31-Aug-10	31-Aug-09	31-Aug-08
Continuing Operations
PE Ratio - Adjusted	5.04	5.64	6.36	-12.71	5.20
PEG - Adjusted	-0.50	0.14	-0.01	0.09	-0.14
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted	-10.15%	41.50%	-591.93%	-134.00%	-37.34%
Dividend Cover	4.06	5.69	6.71	n/a	2.62
Revenue Per Share	333.41p	395.50p	277.10p	170.68p	192.33p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share	31.51p	37.68p	24.55p	-5.41p	12.02p
Operating Margin	9.72%	9.63%	8.84%	-3.32%	6.31%
Return on Capital Employed	31.86%	41.60%	34.40%	-9.61%	16.66%

Continuing & Discontinued Operations
Dividend Yield	4.88%	3.12%	2.34%	0.00%	7.36%
Dividend per Share Growth	26.00%	66.67%	n/a	-100.00%	26.03%
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles)	38.27p	24.97p	20.21p	31.81p	31.97p
Net Gearing	79.11%	64.34%	7.00%	-7.24%	-0.02%

Data is provided by Morningstar

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