Intertek Group PLC (LON:ITRK), the testing, inspection and certification specialists, booked revenue of £2,987mln in the year to December 2019, an increase of 4.8% at constant currency rates, or 6.6% at actual rates.
Organic growth rang in at 3.3%. with acquisitions contributing 1.5% of the growth. Adjusted operating profit was £513.3mln, an increase of 5.2% at constant rates, or 6.5% at actual rates.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share was 211.7p, and free cash flow was £380mln, up more than 8%.
The year to 2019 was the fifth consecutive year of growth in revenue and earnings per share.
The company declared a dividend of 105.8p, up 6% on the previoius year.
The FTSE 100-listed shares rose 54p in early trade, up by just over 1%.