Companies: CTG   

The business valuation software group will need some time to appraise the rise in its own value after delivering a 34% rise in pre-tax profits for the nine months to December. The group, which is changing its year end, posted pre-tax profits of £2.13m (profits of £1.6m) on slightly reduced turnover of £24.5m (£25.6m). Managing director David Rugg said the company had simply benefitted from gearing itself to the appropriate markets, namely pubs and hotels. EPS increased to 5.87p (4.68p) and the dividend was upped to 2p (1.5p).