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April 2004

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Helped by a pickup in buying activity towards the end of the year,  NSB returned to the black in the year to 31 December with a profit before tax of £1.9m on sales down 12% £64.3m.  Significantly, profit would have been £2.5m higher were it not for adverse currency movements. Adjusted basic earnings were 0.65p. Over the past 18 months, NSB has seen a transformation in its balance sheet and its cost base, with investors fears for its survival addressed through strong internal cash generation and the sale of its UK division to BT for £17m.  At the period end, net debt (treating outstanding loan notes as debt) had fallen from £15.8m to £8.6m but following receipt of the BT money NSB ...

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