The results for the financial year ended September 30 represent the third consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth for the group.
As well as underlying profits, or Ebita (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the group being up 12% (at constant currency) to €1,102 million, turnover was up 11.7%, also on a constant currency basis.
The group expects to deliver at least 10% growth in underlying Ebita in for the full-year 2018, and extends its previous guidance of at least 10% underlying Ebita (compound annual growth rate) to full-year 2020.
