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Communisis

August 2014

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Results for the first half were well received with sales up 28% to £116m (including pass through costs it was up 40% to £169m). Operating profit was ahead by 22% to £6.1m and eps grew 17% to 1.8p. The swing factor to these latest interims was once again the deployment arm. The division, which manages the supply chains for Procter & Gamble across 15 countries procuring point of sales materials for the FMCG giant (and then sharing in any cost savings ), has continued to trade strongly with P&G becoming the largest customer whilst still delivering margins that are the envy of the rest of the group. Divisional operating profit in H1 was £5.6m, up from £3.8m and chief executive Andy Blundell says the best is yet to come. ...

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