Computacenter plc (CCC.L) Tuesday reported profit before tax of 73.2 million pounds for the first half, lower than 84 million pounds for the same period a year ago.
Excluding one-time items, adjusted profit before tax declined to 81.5 million pounds from 87.2 million pounds last year.
Operating profit decreased 5.9% to 73.8 million pounds, while adjusted operating profit rose 1.2% to 82.1 million pounds.
Net profit was 50.5 million pounds or 46.5p per share, down from 58.5 million pounds or 52.9p per share last year.
Adjusted profit decreased to 56.8 million pounds or 52.5p per share from 60.9 million pounds or 55p per share a year ago.
Revenue for the period, however, grew 28.5% to 3.989 billion pounds from 3.104 billion pounds in the previous year.
The Board has declared an interim dividend of 23.6p per share, 1.3% up from last year, to be paid on October 24, to shareholders of record on September 26.
For the full year, the company expects adjusted operating profit to be ahead of the prior year, including an adverse impact of about 4 million pounds from currency translation.
"Looking to the full year, we have a healthy order backlog position and have made a strong start to our third quarter, especially in North America. As a result, we continue to expect growth in adjusted operating profit for the full year," said Mike Norris, Chief Executive Officer.
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