Informa.plc is the multinational conglomerate owner of scholarly-sounding brands "Taylor & Francis" and Routledge). The 2013 Informa annual report is now out.
Revenue has increased to £367 million in 2013 from £340 million in 2012
Adjusted operating profit increased by £4 million, to £130 million in 2013 from £126 million in 2012.
There was a slight decrease in adjusted operating margin, from 37% in 2012 to 35% in 2013. (Informa. 2013, p. 5)
In U.S. dollars:
Revenue has increased to $600 million US in 2013 from $560 million in 2012
Adjusted operating profit increased by $6 million, to $215 million in 2013 from £209 million in 2012.
What if the academic publishing arm of informa were to reduce its profit level to a very healthy profit rate of 20%, instead of 35%? The net profit for informa would have been $120 million US rather than $215 million US. The difference - $95 million - could fund 950 academic positions at an average salary of $100,000 per year.
References
Informa (2013). Consolidated profit & loss account. 2013 final. Retrieved March 18, 2014 from http://www.informa.com/Documents/Investor%20Relations/Informa%202013%20FY%20results%20-%20Final.pdf
