MORGAN CRUCIBLE PRETAX PROFIT RISES 6.1 MLN STG Year to December 28, 1986 Shr 20.1p vs 17.6p Div 5.0p vs 4.6p making 9.2p vs 8.5p Turnover 242.1 mln stg vs 211.5 mln Pretax profit 24.8 mln vs 18.7 mln Tax 6.7 mln vs 5.8 mln Operating profit 28.3 mln vs 21.3 mln Investment income 1.0 mln vs 0.7 mln Net finance charges 4.5 mln vs 3.3 mln Company full name is Morgan Crucible Co Plc <MGCR.L> Minorities and provisions for preference dividends 0.7 mln vs 1.2 mln Extraordinary debit - 0.9 mln vs 1.3 mln credit Operating profit includes - Carbon 8.3 mln vs 7.0 mln Technical ceramics 7.0 mln vs 5.6 mln Thermal ceramics 7.6 mln vs 4.6 mln Speciality chemicals 4.4 mln vs 4.0 mln Electronics 1.0 mln vs 0.1 mln REUTER^M