6 Oct 2009 07:00
6Β OctoberΒ 2009
Business Post Group plc
Pre-Close Trading Update
Business Post Group plcΒ today issuesΒ the followingΒ pre-close trading update for theΒ halfΒ year endedΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2009.
The first half year has gone well, withΒ overall groupΒ trading performance in line with management expectations.
Group revenues for the period decreased by approximately 3%Β year onΒ year.Β However, our operations continue to achieve high levels of efficiency which have enabled us to reduce our operating costs, more than offsetting the profit impact of the lower revenues.
As expected,Β revenuesΒ in our Parcels business have declined year on year,Β althoughΒ weΒ haveΒ continuedΒ to seeΒ an improving trend in volume and revenue performanceΒ duringΒ the period.
Our Mail business has continued toΒ grow,Β with revenuesΒ benefitting from the recent contract wins.
As expected,Β revenues in Specialist Services were slightly down year on yearΒ although this masksΒ a stronger contributionΒ fromΒ theΒ CourierΒ business.
Business Post Group plcΒ will report its Interim Results for the year endedΒ 31 March 2010Β onΒ 18Β November 2009.
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Business Post Group plc |
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Guy Buswell, Chief Executive Steven Glew, Finance Director |
0121 335 1111 01753 706070 |
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Hogarth Partnership |
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John Olsen Ian Payne |
020 7357 9477 |
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