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Fulcrum Pharma

January 2003

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Despite a trading statement in September which warned that results this year would be impacted by a failure to conclude a preferred supplier agreement (PSA), actual results for the year to 31 August werenot that bad.  Profit before tax and  exceptionals was £917,000 up from £546,000. Adjusted eps was 0.62p, a rise of 48%. The cash position, helped by the £3.25m fundraising last May, was £5.1m. Turnoverdidn't look too great with a fall from £6.0m to £5.7m. But this isexplained by the fact that Fulcrum is still an early stage business.Whilst it is becoming better diversified, the prior year was relianton a single customer for a phase III/IV contract with large passthrough costs. This year has a large number of ea ...

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