[WST] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

Stock
[WST] West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Announcement Date
06-Mar-2006
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 50.00%
YoY- 2,825.00%
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 218,400 240,200 222,800 195,700 181,600 173,000 149,500 28.71%
PBT 17,000 29,300 19,300 500 9,500 17,000 18,100 -4.09%
Tax 4,900 9,200 5,400 -14,600 3,000 5,500 5,700 -9.58%
NP 13,300 20,700 18,100 11,700 7,800 12,800 13,300 0.00%
Tax Rate -28.82% -31.40% -27.98% 2,920.00% -31.58% -32.35% -31.49% -
Total Cost 205,100 219,500 204,700 184,000 173,800 160,200 136,200 31.34%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 6.09 8.62 8.12 5.98 4.30 7.40 8.90 -22.33%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 0.21 0.32 0.28 0.18 0.13 0.21 0.22 -3.05%
EPS Diluted 0.20 0.31 0.28 0.18 0.12 0.20 0.21 -3.19%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.