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January 2005

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  • Epic Code:
  • PHTM
  • Price:
  • 92p
First half results were better than expected with pretax profit up 22% to £18m and would have been higher still if not for a £1.3m currency loss. Eps on a 37% tax charge was 3.1p.  Turnover was broadly similar at £117.7m, with the vending business reporting sales of £76.5, down 3.3%, whilst the manufacturing side rose 8% to £41.2m. But these numbers are slightly misleading as prior to presentation, Photo-Me strips out intra group sales from the manufacturing division to the vending division, which disguises the strong demand that currently exists for digital media kiosks (self service kiosks allow users of digital cameras and mobile phones to develop professional quality photos) which commenced i ...

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