Moneysupermarket.com confident for FY

Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com posted a 26% decline in full year EBITDA but added it was confident in its prospects for the full year.Trading improved significantly in February after a slow start in January.Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending 31 December 2009 fell to £36.0m from £48.4m the year before. Revenue for the period was down 23% at £136.9m. "Moneysupermarket.com has managed itself well through a very challenging period. We have strengthened the group's market-leading position, while at the same time cutting costs and positioning the business for the next phase of growth," said chief executive officer Peter Plumb in a company statement.The group has held its final dividend at 2.2p per share. A further special dividend of 4.91p per share has been recommended.