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C&C Group plc a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beverages in Ireland and the UK, recently announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 August, 2006.

Financial & Operating Highlights

Financial Highlights (i)
- Revenue growth of 27%
- Operating profit growth of 66%
- Earnings growth of 79%
- Adjusted basic EPS of 28.7 cent – an increase of 77%
- Interim dividend of 12.0 cent per share – an increase of 85%
- Free cash flow of €81.6 million (65% of EBITDA)
- Net debt reduced by €62.6 million to €320.5 million

Operating Highlights
- Operating profit margin increase of five percentage points to 21.3%
- Volume of the Group’s cider brands grew by 85%
- Extended distribution of Magners nationally in Great Britain
- Bulmers significantly outperformed the Irish LAD (ii) market
- Volume for the Group’s Irish whiskey brand, Tullamore Dew, grew by 25%
- Marketing investment for the period increased by 53%

(i) Comparisons exclude exceptional items.
(ii) Long alcohol drinks market.
(iii) Free Cash Flow (FCF)/Earning before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA).

Download 2006 Annual Report from here (pdf)
Download 2005 Annual Report from here (pdf)

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