3 MARCH 1933, Page 44

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' in the annual statement of )3ovril, Ltd., the directore report favourably on the home sales, saying that they have been Maintained at a gratifying level in spite of adverse trade (Continued on page 318.)

Financial Notes

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conditions, though the export trade has again suffered from exchange difficulties and the world-wide depression. For the past year the falling off in gross profit was about £52,000, the present total of £435,000 comparing with £487,000, but the net revenue was only down £41,000. In the balance-sheet a feature is the large increase in the cash in hand and at bankers, partly due to payments on the new shares and partly to accumula- tion of funds for the repayment last January of the balance of the Second Series Notes.