Taylor Nelson Sofres Confident Of ‘Steady’ Growth In 2002
Research company Taylor Nelson Sofres released full year results for 2001 this morning revealing profits up slightly ahead of expectations. Pre-tax profit was up 15% before goodwill charges rising from £37.8 million in 2000 to £43.5 million. Underlying growth was 6.1% for the year ahead of estimated market growth of 5%.
| Revenue Growth In Specialist Sectors | ||||
| 2001 | 2000 | Reported | Underlying | |
| £m | % | |||
| Consumer | 182.6 | 162.4 | 12.5 | 6.9 |
| Media | 152.3 | 106.6 | 42.8 | 5.4 |
| Business Services | 83.6 | 71.3 | 17.1 | 5.3 |
| IT/Telecoms | 59.8 | 52.7 | 13.4 | 4.3 |
| Healthcare | 42.8 | 35.1 | 22.1 | 20.5 |
| Other | 61.6 | 51.2 | 20.6 | -1.2 |
| Total | 582.7 | 479.3 | 21.6 | 6.1 |
Shares in TNS rose following the announcement, rising to 237½ by 10am from an opening price of 228½.
