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The result was earned on aggregated revenue of $4,900.7 million, an increase of 38.6% on the $3,534.6 million reported in the previous corresponding period.
EBITDA for the period was $587.0 million, an increase of 66.1% on the prior corresponding period and an increase of 23.1% on the first half of this financial year.
The EBITDA margin for the group increased to 12.0% from the 10.0% reported in the previous corresponding period. The company’s net profit after
tax margin on aggregated revenue increased to 7.0% from the 6.4% reported in 2007. The effective corporate tax rate of 28.9% remained in line with the rate recorded in the first half of this financial year.
Basic earnings per share (EPS) were 142.5 cents, an increase of 40.0% above the 101.8 cents per share for the previous corresponding period.