date:Jul 29, 2013
he exchange rate effect and increasing investment in advertising by 13%, the groups EBITDA was 131.5 million, barely 2% down on the first half of last year. On like-for-like terms of consolidation scope, exchange rates and advertising, EBITDA would have chalked up a year-on-year growth of 4%, of over 5 million. The EBIT, or net operating profit, was 103.4 million.
The companys debt at 30 June 2013 stood at 324 million, 10% less than the figure reported a year ago. This includes the amount set a