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Restructuring affects Punch Taverns results

Average per-pub profit at Punch Taverns was up 4% on the previous year, in the year to August 22. The group has attributed capital restructuring and transition to its yearly pre-tax loss of £105m, and the core estate is expected to deliver around 95% of pub profits in 2016.

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