QinetiQ Group plc's (QQ.L) half-year pre-tax loss was £1.3 million compared with a profit of £36.6 million last year. Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders dipped to £0.8 million from £28.2 million in the previous year.
Earnings per share for the half year plummeted to 0.1 pence from 4.3 pence in the year-ago period. Underlying earnings per share were up 2% to 5.7 pence from 5.6 pence in the first half of 2009.
Revenue for the six-month period increased 11% to £806.3 million from £727.4 million in the comparable period.
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