| Revenue (£m) |
Gross Profit (£m) |
Profit before tax (£m) |
| 972.8 |
 |
552.7 |
 |
140.1 |
 |
| 831.6 |
 |
478.1 |
 |
147.4 |
 |
| 649.1 |
 |
348.8 |
 |
97.0 |
 |
| 523.8 |
 |
267.6 |
 |
66.1 |
 |
| 433.7 |
 |
210.6 |
 |
38.9 |
 |
| Basic earnings per share (pence) |
Dividend per share (pence) |
Headcount at year end |
| 30.3 |
 |
8.0 |
 |
4,943 |
 |
| 31.1 |
 |
8.0 |
 |
5,052 |
 |
| 19.6 |
 |
6.0 |
 |
3,758 |
 |
| 14.8 |
 |
5.0 |
 |
2,926 |
 |
| 9.8 |
 |
4.0 |
 |
2,647 |
 |
- Record levels of revenue and gross profit
- Gross profit from permanent placements grew 14%
- Gross profit from temporary placements grew 20%
- Temporary placements gross margins maintained at 24.2%
- 68% of gross profit generated from outside the UK
- EMEA, the Group’s largest region, grew gross profit by 32%
- 51% of gross profit generated from non-Finance and Accounting disciplines
- Cash generated from operations up 25% to £185.2m (2007: £148.7m)
- Net cash at the year end of £94.3m (2007: £10.3m)
