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GlobalData . GlobalData Plc Unaudited Interim Report For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2021 " Strong underlying performance and continued margin enhancement " Key performance metrics June 2021 Unaudited June 2020 Unaudited 26 July 2021 Change % Underlying Constant Currency4 | % Revenue £ 91.1m £ 86.7m + 5 % + 8 % Operating profit £ 18.3m £ 11.5m + 59 % Adj . EBITDA1 £ 30.7m £ 27.2m + 13 % + 17 % Adj . EBITDA margin 34 % 31 % + 3p.p . + 3p.p . Statutory PBT £ 16.0m £ 9.3m + 72 % EPS 9.7p 4.9p + 98 % Adj . EPS2 16.1p 13.3p + 21 % + 25 % Invoiced forward revenue Net debt³ £ 83.8m £ 81.3m + 3 % + 9 % £ 47.1m £ 41.2m + 14 % Financial Highlights • . Underlying revenue grew by 8 % in the first half , driven by strong growth in subscription revenue ( 9 % ) . The impact of the strengthening pound relative to USD meant that reported revenue growth was 5 % . Adjusted EBITDA grew by 13 % to £ 30.7m ( 30 June 2020 : £ 27.2m ) , improving margin by 3 percentage points to 34 % ( 30 June 2020 : 31 % ) . Operating profit increased to £ 18.3m ( 30 June 2020 : £ 11.5m ) , improving margin by 7 percentage points to 20 % ( 30 June 2020 : 13 % ) . • Profit before tax increased by 72 % to £ 16.0m ( 30 June 2020 : £ 9.3m ) . • • Underlying growth in invoiced forward revenue was 9 % , as at 30 June 2021. The impact of currency movements meant the reported growth was 3 % . Cash flow from operations increased by 1 % to £ 40.8m ( 30 June 2020 restated : £ 40.2m ) , which represents cash conversion of 133 % on an Adjusted EBITDA basis ( 30 June 2020 restated : 148 % ) . Interim dividend increase of 13 % to 6.1 pence per ordinary share ( 30 June 2020 : 5.4 pence ) , in line with growth of Adjusted EBITDA . Mike Danson , Chief Executive Officer of Global Data Plc , commented : " The Group has delivered a strong performance in the first half and has continued to deliver and execute against its strategy . Our 8 % underlying revenue growth and significant margin expansion demonstrate clear progress against our two near term financial ambitions of achieving at least 10 % annual organic growth and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35-40 % . Our One Platform operating model gives us significant scalability to accelerate both organic and inorganic growth opportunities . We are confident about the outlook and growth prospects of the Group for the second half and beyond . " Note 1 : Adjusted EBITDA : Earnings before interest , tax , depreciation and amortisation , adjusted to exclude costs associated with acquisitions , restructuring of the Group , share based payments , impairment , unrealised operating exchange rate movements and the impact of foreign exchange contracts . Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as : Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue . This is reconciled to the Statutory operating profit on page 6 . Note 2 : Adjusted EPS : Adjusted profit after tax per share ( reconciliation between statutory profit and adjusted profit shown on page 6 ) . Note 3 : Net debt : Short and long - term borrowings ( excluding lease liabilities ) less cash and cash equivalents . Note 4 : Underlying Constant Currency : Defined as growth in business excluding impact of movement in exchange rates . This is reconciled to the reported change on page 7 . 1