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Entertainment Rights - Signs deal for three more Barbie movies

November 2005

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  • Epic Code:
  • ERT
  • Price:
  • 26.5p
Also in the same sector, things seems to be shaping up nicely for ER with a rising proportion of sales from owned content and a growing presence in the US as demonstrated by the latest interims to 30 June. These results are clearly starting to demonstrate the improving profitability from higher margin owned content (gross margin up from 40.2% to 51.9%). The results are best viewed on a proforma basis, so excluding a lossmaking business sold just after the period end. On that basis, therefore, sales were up 52% to £12.4m. Operating profit was up 89% to £1.5m and eps on a nil tax charge was 0.21p, up 60%. There was good growth in all areas of television, licensing & merchandising and video distribution. Keynot ...

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