RE: Private Equity1 Oct 2024 12:46
So the cost program is on and the full benefit expected ahead.
- Reduced number of 'Monks' by 12% to 7,550
- Operating expenses of GBP343 million were down 16% on a reported basis and 14% lower like-for-like. This is the result of our action to reduce costs last year and during the first half.
- the repeat message on the call was a second half further supported by cost savings (and they insisted they have taken further actions since the end of the half year which is encouraging, undermined perhaps) and getting staff costs and net revenues into line
The improvement in operational EBITDA margin in Content was up 450 basis points and also in DDM was up 330 basis points, due primarily to cost actions