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Founded in Bristol in 1983 as a pawnbroking service, the main part of our business remains the issue of loans against the security of gold jewellery and diamonds

5 Year Profit & Loss

Profit and Loss Details
Year ended: 30th June2005
(365) 		2006
(365) 		2007
(365) 		2008
(366) 		2009
(365)
Turnover£24.01m£29.50m£32.92m£46.86m£55.52m
Expenses£17.66m£21.90m£24.77m£34.60m£39.32m
Operating profit (reported)£6.34m£7.60m£8.15m£12.26m£16.19m
Operating profit (adjusted)£6.28m£7.57m£8.15m£12.25m£16.24m
Investment income£m£m£m£0.06m£m
Exceptional items£0.06m£0.03m£-0.00m£0.01m£-0.04m
Net interest£-0.69m£-0.93m£-1.13m£-2.52m£-1.57m
Pre tax profit£5.66m£6.67m£7.02m£9.74m£14.62m
Tax£1.60m£1.90m£1.74m£2.51m£3.95m
Profit after tax£4.06m£4.77m£5.28m£7.24m£10.67m
Minority interests£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0m
Available for dividends£4.06m£4.77m£5.28m£7.24m£10.67m
Ordinary Dividends£1.85m£2.19m£2.32m£3.01m£3.56m
Non-equity dividends£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0m
Retained Profit£2.21m£2.58m£2.96m£4.23m£7.11m

Per Share Data
Per Share Data20052006200720082009
D.P.S.4.00p4.70p4.95p5.50p6.75p
Normalised E.P.S.8.54p10.10p10.99p13.22p19.47p
F.R.S.3. E.P.S.8.67p10.17p10.99p13.24p19.39p

Other Data
Other Data20052006200720082009
Number of Employees277324387609634
Market Cap at B/S Date£55.47m£91.87m£106.38m£113.66m£124.67m
Non-UK Turnover £0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0.00m£0m

Investment Ratios
Investment Ratios20052006200720082009
Margin26.16%25.66%24.76%26.02%29.25%
D.P.S. Growth17.65%17.50%5.32%11.11%22.73%
Normalised E.P.S. Growth17.01%18.35%8.77%20.27%47.31%

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