Notes |
2025 €’000 |
2024 €’000 |
|
Continuing operations |
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Revenue |
1,837,389 |
1,606,044 |
|
Operating costs |
(1,155,544) |
(1,036,931) |
|
Impairment of trade receivables |
(32,452) |
(19,525) |
|
Operating profit before finance cost, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and exceptional items |
649,393 |
549,588 |
|
Exceptional item - grant income for new connection customer refunds |
170,346 |
82,475 |
|
Exceptional item - grant expense for new connection customer refunds |
(170,346) |
(82,475) |
|
Exceptional item - net grant income/(expense) |
- |
- |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
(242,034) |
(217,161) |
|
Operating profit |
407,359 |
332,427 |
|
Finance income |
6,349 |
5,204 |
|
Finance costs |
(17,499) |
(16,527) |
|
Net finance costs |
(11,150) |
(11,323) |
|
Profit before income tax |
396,209 |
321,104 |
|
Income tax |
(51,126) |
(42,499) |
|
Profit for the year |
345,083 |
278,605 |
