Company Results

THE INVESTMENT COLUMN

Turnover pounds Pre-tax pounds EPS Dividend

Beazer Homes (F)* 413m (247m) 55.7m (33.9m) 13.95p (9.5p) 5.85p (5.4p)

Cluff Resources (I) 16.3m (8.23m) 1.38m (-0.58m) 0.48p (-0.91p) nil (nil)

Costain (I) 450m (499m) -10.4m (-14m) -21.6p (-29.9p) nil (nil)

Country Casuals (I) 22.8m (19.9m) -1.05m (-1.49m) -3.47p (-4.97p) 1.41p (1.41p)

Expamet (I) 71.1m (64.3m) -28.8m (2.55m) -47.2p (2.71p) 1.35p (1.35p)

Helical Bar (I) 28m (21.6m) 4.25m (4.02m) 13.7p (10.8p) 2.9p (2.75p)

Proudfoot (I) 38.9m (60.8m) -5.79m (6.3m) -8.4p (5.1p) nil (2p)

Watts Blake Bearne (I) 51.8m (41.8m) 6.11m (5.13m) 17.7p (16p) 4.4p (3.9p)

(Q) - Quarterly (F) - Final (I) - Interim *comparative figs are for nine month period