Harry Potter publisher sees profits up 62%

Bloomsbury Publishing has seen its pre-tax profits rise by 62.5% with Harry Potter's help.

But it's remaining silent over the publication date of JK Rowling's next book, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix.

Bloomsbury's annual pre-tax profit - before goodwill and amortisation - was £9.35m (€15.1m).

The group's turnover was £61.4m (€99.2m), an increase of 20.6%.

Shareholders will receive an annual dividend of 6.3p (10 cent) per share, a rise of 26%.