TAL.L Share News (TAL)

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ten Alps PLC (TAL.LN), a multimedia group said Tuesday that for the year ended March 31, it made a pretax profit of GBP3.2 million compared with GBP3.3 million a year earlier. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue GBP66.1 million (2009: GBP80.2 million) -EBITDA GBP5.2 million (2009 GBP5.9 million) -Operating profit GBP3.6 million (2009: GBP4.4 million) -Net profit GBP2.4 million (2009: GBP3.0 million) -Basic EPS 3.63 pence (2009: 5.34 pence) -Adjusted Basic EPS 4.95 pence (2009: 6.52 pence) -Diluted EPS 3.63 pence (2009: 5.31 pence) -Cash balance at the year end of GBP6.7 million (2009: GBP13.1 million) -Debt at GBP12 million (2009: GBP14.5 million) and further reduced by GBP2.5 million in April -Shareholders' Equity GBP25.4 million (2008: GBP22.7 million) -Growth in Asia: Singapore operation successfully launched with 41 staff now producing print, online and TV programs. -Beijing office also opened Tuesday with local staff. -By improving margins and migrating online, delivered profits and reduced debt in 2009-10. -Have reduced cost base and developed a platform for future growth. -Shares closed Monday at 21.5 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; iain.packham@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 08, 2010 02:36 ET (06:36 GMT)