LONDON (dpa-AFX) - British multimedia and information company Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT.L) posted lower six-month statutory pre-tax profit of 45.5 million pounds, versus 72.5 million pounds in the previous year, with adjusted pre-tax profit falling 14% to 105 million pounds from 121 million pounds in the earlier year period. However, profit attributable to owners of the company grew to 60.5 million pounds from 49.7 million pounds last year.
Half-yearly earnings per share from continuing operations were 15.8 pence, an increase from the prior year's 12.9 pence, while adjusted earnings from continuing operations slid to 19.5 pence per share from 23.4 pence per share a year ago.
Revenue on continuing operations totaled 973.4 million pounds, compared with 991.0 million pounds in the comparable period of 2011.
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