| Results at a Glance | |||
| Half Year to 30 September 2009 | |||
| 2009 | 2008 | ||
| £’000 | £’000 | ||
| Revenue | 89,570 | 84,588 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA * | 2,004 | (874) | |
| Adjusted operating profit/(loss) * | 1,364 | (1,616) | |
| Non-recurring items | (25) | (18) | |
| Adjusted profit/(loss) before tax * | 710 | (2,118) | |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | 685 | (2,136) | |
| p | p | ||
| Earnings/(loss) per share | 16.6 | (72.9) | |
| Adjusted earnings/(loss) per share | 17.3 | (53.5) | |
| Interim dividend per share | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| * Adjusted for non-recurring items | |||
| Highlights | |||
| § Revenue in the period up 6% to £89.6m from £84.6m | |||
| § Profit before tax £685,000 (H1 2008 : Loss £2.1m) | |||
| § Revenue up 14% like-for-like | |||
| § New car unit sales up 18.2% like-for-like, increasing market share | |||
| § Used car sales up 15.1% like-for-like | |||
| § Annual cost reduction of £2.5m | |||
| § Dividend increased to 5p from 2p | |||
| § Strong freehold asset backing | |||
| Financial Calendar | |||
| Ex-dividend date for final dividend | 9 December 2009 | ||
| Record date for final dividend | 11 December 2009 | ||
| Annual General Meeting | 29 July 2010 | ||
| Announcement of full year results | May 2010 | ||
