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Go-Ahead Group FY10 Pre-tax Profit Slips - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Go-Ahead Group Plc's (GOG.L) fiscal 2010 pre-tax profit decreased to ??88.7 million from ??117.3 million last year.

Profit for the year improved to ??23.5 million from ??18.3 million a year ago.

Earnings per share from total operations surged to 40.1 pence from 14.7 pence in the previous year, as a result of significant exceptional and discontinued items. Adjusted earnings per share were 135.1 pence, lower than 152.3 pence a year earlier.

Revenue for the 12 months ended July 3, 2010 increased to ??2.20 billion from ??2.19 billion in the previous year.

The board is proposing a final dividend of 25.5 pence per share to maintain the total dividend for the year at 81.0 pence, following a one-off change to the proportion of full year dividend paid at the interim stage this year. The final dividend is payable on 19 November 2010 to registered shareholders at the close of business on 5 November 2010.