Emis, which provides doctor's surgery software, is expected to reveal a chunky increase in profit before tax on Friday.
Market consensus is for profits of £21.9m on revenue of £73.1m. Earnings per share are tipped to rise to 27.12p, paving the way for the full year dividend to be increased, perhaps to 12.16p if investment analysts who follow the firm are to be believed.
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