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Electric Word - Sports side should benefit from Olympics

March 2006

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The shares are becalmed despite the company reporting strong results for the year to 30 November. In 2005, when compared to the prior year, recruitment sales (from new customers in response to direct marketing) represented a smaller proportion of turnover whilst renewals represented a bigger element. These repeat sales generate the profit and as a consequence of this evolution, although sales rose by only 13% to £6.2m, pretax profit before goodwill was up four-fold to £451,000. Operating margin was up from 2% to 7%. Earnings were 0.42p. The public sector publications, aimed predominantly at teachers, generated almost £5m of sales and continues to benefit from the government’s eduction sector reform and s ...

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