[WST] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]

Stock
[WST] West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Announcement Date
10-May-2006
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 54.70%
YoY- 36.09%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
Revenue 231,900 218,400 240,200 222,800 195,700 181,600 173,000 21.50%
PBT 18,900 17,000 29,300 19,300 500 9,500 17,000 7.29%
Tax 5,200 4,900 9,200 5,400 -14,600 3,000 5,500 -3.66%
NP 15,000 13,300 20,700 18,100 11,700 7,800 12,800 11.12%
Tax Rate -27.51% -28.82% -31.40% -27.98% 2,920.00% -31.58% -32.35% -
Total Cost 216,900 205,100 219,500 204,700 184,000 173,800 160,200 22.31%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
NP Margin 6.47 6.09 8.62 8.12 5.98 4.30 7.40 -8.54%
Per Share
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
EPS 0.23 0.21 0.32 0.28 0.18 0.13 0.21 6.23%
EPS Diluted 0.22 0.20 0.31 0.28 0.18 0.12 0.20 6.54%

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.