IAWS: sees continued growth, H1 earnings up 30 percent

Dublin / IE. (iaws) The Irish IAWS Group PLC announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 January 2008, reporting profit attributable to equity holders of 58,96 million EUR or 0,4318 EUR per share, compared to profit of 42,8 million EUR or 0,3336 EUR per share in the same period last year. Excluding amortisation and exceptional items, earnings per share for the period rose 30,2 percent to 0,4837 EUR, from 0,3715 EUR in the same period prior year. Operating profit for the period was 72,97 million EUR, up from 50,6 million EUR in the same period previous year. Operating profit before amortisation and exceptional items for the period was 82,21 million EUR, up from 57,34 million EUR in the same period last year. The company´s revenues for the period increased 34,5 percent to 1,13 billion, from 838,46 million in the same period prior year press release.