The measure: Revenue growth is the increase/decrease in revenue year-on-year.
Target: To deliver growth in revenue from expansion both geographically and by business segment. |
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The measure: Underlying profit growth is the increase/decrease in underlying profit year-onyear. Underlying profit is reported profit adjusted for non-recurring items such as investment disposals to give a fairer indication of profits and enable like-for-like comparisons between years.
Target: To deliver sustainable growth in underlying profit. |
The measure: Operating margins are a measure of profitability and indicate how much operating profit is made once all operating costs have been paid. It excludes costs such as interest and tax, and results of associates
and joint ventures.
Target: To deliver growth in operating margins by improving the profitablility of services offered. |
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The measure: Cash generation is the measure of the amount of cash the business has generated from operating activities.
Target: Maintain strong cash generation to fund working capital requirements, shareholder dividends and strategic initiatives of the Group. |