LONDON (Thomson Financial) - RDF Group Plc. slipped to a full-year pretax
loss from a profit last year on a rise in cost of sales and administrative
expenses, but said it is confident of returning to profitability.
The IT services group reported a pretax loss of 40,000 pounds for the year
to March 31, 2008, compared with a profit of about 1.11 million pounds last
year. Revenues rose 37 percent to 30.49 million pounds.
RDF said its full-year pretax profit before exceptional items declined to
545,000 pounds from 1.23 million pounds.
The company said it returned positive results in the last quarter of the
year and has remained profitable in the first two months of the current year
2008-2009.
However, RDF does not expect the growth rates achieved in the last few years
to continue on an organic basis, as the economic climate remains uncertain.
The company also said it intends to sell its managed services unit "if an
acceptable price can be achieved". In the event that the unit is not sold, RDF
will continue to invest in it, utilising the profits generated from its
recruitment services unit.
RDF, which did not pay an interim dividend, declared a final dividend of
0.75 pence a share, down from 2.25 pence last year.
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