Cash Solutions slows G4S's progress

There was plenty for both bulls and bears to seize on in the results of global security titan G4S as, depending on your definition, profits both rose and fell in 2011.

There was plenty for both bulls and bears to seize on in the results of global security titan G4S as, depending on your definition, profits both rose and fell in 2011.

Profit from operations before amortisation and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets and exceptional items (PBITA) rose 2.1% in 2011 to £531m from £520m in 2010, although the 2010 figure has been restated at constant exchange rates and adjusted for discontinued operations.

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