Financial highlights for the year ended 31 May 2023.

Revenue

£1,053.9m

+20%

NWF revenue chart

Total dividend per share

7.8p

+4.0% 

Total dividend per chare chart

Diluted headline earnings per share

31.4p

-9.8%

Diluted headline earnings per share chart

Headline profit before tax¹

£19.6m

-6.2%

Headline profit before tax

Headline operating profit1

£21.0m

-3.7%

Headline operating profit

Net cash/(debt)2

£16.3m

 

Net cash/debt chart

1 Headline operating profit excludes exceptional items and amortisation of acquired intangibles. Headline profit before taxation excludes exceptional items, amortisation of acquired intangibles and the net finance cost in respect of the Group’s defined benefit pension scheme. Diluted headline earnings per share also takes into account the taxation effect thereon.
2 Net cash/(debt) excludes IFRS 16 lease liabilities.