Preliminary Results Announcement for the year ended 31 December 2018
Keller Group plc ("Keller" or "the group"), the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractor, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2018. 2018£m2017£m% changeConstantcurrency% changeRevenue2,224.52,070.6+7%+11%Underlying EBITDA1167.5177.2(5)%(2)%Underlying operating profit196.6108.7(11)%(8)%Underlying profit before tax180.598.7(18)%(16)%Underlying diluted earnings per share179.1p101.8p(22)%(20)%Total dividend per share35.9p34.2p+5%n/aStatutory operating profit25.0121.3(79)%(79)%Statutory profit before tax8.4110.6(92)%(92)%Statutory diluted earnings per share(20.6)p120.5pn/an/a 1 Before pre-tax non-underlying debits of £72.1m (2017: […]

Mar 4, 2019
Keller Group plc ("Keller" or "the group"), the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractor, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2018.
| 2018 £m | 2017 £m | % change | Constant currency % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,224.5 | 2,070.6 | +7% | +11% |
| Underlying EBITDA1 | 167.5 | 177.2 | (5)% | (2)% |
| Underlying operating profit1 | 96.6 | 108.7 | (11)% | (8)% |
| Underlying profit before tax1 | 80.5 | 98.7 | (18)% | (16)% |
| Underlying diluted earnings per share1 | 79.1p | 101.8p | (22)% | (20)% |
| Total dividend per share | 35.9p | 34.2p | +5% | n/a |
| Statutory operating profit | 25.0 | 121.3 | (79)% | (79)% |
| Statutory profit before tax | 8.4 | 110.6 | (92)% | (92)% |
| Statutory diluted earnings per share | (20.6)p | 120.5p | n/a | n/a |
1 Before pre-tax non-underlying debits of £72.1m (2017: credits of £11.9m). Details of the non-underlying items are set out in note 8 of the consolidated financial information. Adjusted performance measures are used throughout this report. A detailed description of these, and reconciliation to statutory numbers is set out in the Adjusted performance measures section of this report.
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