RWS Holdings Plc (RWS.L), a content solutions company, on Tuesday reported a loss in the first half of the year compared to profit last year, due to non-trading items alongside lower revenue from the regulated industries.
Looking ahead, the company anticipates modest organic growth in the second half and continues to forecast full-year adjusted pre-tax profit between 60 million pounds and 70 million pounds.
On the London Stock Exchange, RWS is currently trading 6.09% higher at 90.39 pence.
For the first half, loss before tax was 12.7 million pounds, compared with profit of 17.3 million pounds in the prior year.
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the equity holders of the parent company was 11.3 million pounds, compared with profit of 11.1 million pounds in the previous year.
Loss per share was 3.1 pence versus earnings per share of 3 pence last year.
Adjusted profit before tax decreased 61% to 18 million pounds from 45.6 million pounds in the previous year.
Adjusted profit attributable was 13.4 million pounds, compared to 34.1 million pounds last year.
Adjusted earnings per share were 3.6 pence versus 9.1 pence last year.
Operating loss was 10 million pounds compared with profit of 19.8 million pounds in the previous year.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 41% to 38.1 million pounds from 64.2 million pounds last year.
Revenue declined 2% to 344.3 million pounds from 350.3 million pounds last year.
Further, the company has announced an interim dividend of 2.45 pence per share, the same as the previous year. It will be paid on July 18 to shareholders on record as of June 19. The shares will trade without the dividend from June 20.
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