Market research firm YouGov plc (YOU.L) Monday said annual profit decreased, as a rise in amortisation and exceptional expenses more than offset revenue growth.
Pre-tax profit was 733,000 pounds, down from 1.49 million pounds last year. Excluding certain items, the company earned a pre-tax profit of 7.7 million pounds compared with last year's 6.8 million pounds.
After-tax profit fell to 417,000 pounds or 0.4 pence per share, from 2.11 million pounds or 2 pence per share a year earlier. Excluding certain items, after-tax profit rose to 6.03 million pounds or 5.8 pence per share, from 5.3 million pounds or 5.1 pence per share last year.
YouGov's total revenues increased to 67.38 million pounds from 62.55 million pounds in the previous year, as revenue rise in UK, Middle East and USA more than offset the revenue decline in Germany and Nordic.
The company's board recommended a 0.2 pence rise in final dividend to 0.8 pence per share from 2013, payable on December 15 to shareholders of record on December 8.
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