Key Financial Performance Indicators


2017

€’000

2016

€’000




Turnover

85,497

81,633

Operating Profit

46,512

45,554

Operating Margin (%)

54.4%

55.8%

EBITDA

53,625

53,642

EBIT

46,512

45,554

Net Interest Charges

422

847

Interest cover



- EBITDA basis (times)

127.1

63.3

- EBIT basis (times)

110.2

53.8

Net (Debt) / Cash

(37,864)

2,986

Net (Debt) / Cash as a percentage
of total equity (%)

(9.3%)

0.9%

Net (Debt) / Cash as a percentage
of fixed assets (%)

(9.1%)

0.9%

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) (%)

12.0%

13.9%


2017

€’000

2016

€’000




EBIT

46,512

45,554

Depreciation

9,562

9,082

Amortisation

(542)

(475)

Revaluation of investment property

(1,600)

(350)

Profit on disposal of fixed assets

(307)

(169)

EBITDA

53,625

53,642

EBIT - earnings before finance costs and tax

EBITDA - earnings before finance costs, tax, depreciation, amortisation, exceptional items and non-exceptional redundancy costs

Interest cover - the ratio of EBITDA or EBIT to net interest charge

ROCE - the ratio of operating profit to average capital employed

EBITDA
(€'000)

2017

2016

EBIT
(€'000)

2017

2016

Net (Debt) / Cash
(€'000)

2017

2016

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

2017

2016