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Group financial record under IFRS 2005-2007

 

Period ended
31 July 2007
£m

Period ended
5 August 2006
£m

Year ended
31 July 2005
£m

Revenue

2,160.9

2,180.3

3,005.4

Headline operating profit

347.6

344.8

415.7

Amortisation of acquired intangible assets

(14.8)

(13.0)

(5.7)

Exceptional items (including profit on sale/impairment of financial asset)

(74.2)

(337.8)

(28.0)

Financing losses

(1.5)

(1.8)

 

Operating profit/(loss)

257.1

(7.8)

382.0

Net finance costs

(0.6)

(28.4)

(16.1)

Share of post-tax losses of associated companies

(0.5)

(1.1)

 

Profit/(loss) before taxation

256.0

(37.3)

365.9

Taxation

(53.1)

(65.4)

(94.1)

Profit/(loss) after taxation – continuing operations

202.9

(102.7)

271.8

Profit after taxation – discontinued operations

1,525.2

126.9

 

Shareholders’ equity

903.3

1,362.9

1,483.8

Represented by

 

 

 

– intangible assets

1,021.3

1,530.6

1,481.7

– property, plant & equipment and investments

273.6

512.6

831.3

– net current assets/provisions/retirement benefit liabilities

198.3

246.4

101.6

Net borrowings

(589.9)

(926.7)

(930.8)

Funds employed

903.3

1,362.9

1,483.8

Ratios

 

 

 

Operating profit before amortisation of acquired intangible assets: turnover (%)

16.1

14.8

13.8

Effective tax rate before amortisation of acquired intangible assets and exceptional items (%)

25.1

25.6

26.4

Return on shareholders’ funds (%)

14.9

13.6

11.2

Cash-flow

 

 

 

Cash-flow from normal operating activities

265.9

437.6

277.6

Less capital expenditure (net)

(6.7)

(18.0)

(18.9)

Operating cash after capital expenditure

259.2

419.6

258.7

Free cash-flow (before acquisitions and dividends, after capital expenditure)

100.7

170.4

147.0

Free cash-flow per share (p)

18.3

30.1

26.1

Earnings per share before amortisation of acquired intangible assets and exceptional items (p)

47.0

64.8

52.8

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

 

Pence per share

34.0

31.3

29.0

Times covered before amortisation of acquired intangible assets and exceptional items

1.7

2.1

1.8

 

 

 

 

Number of employees (000s)

 

 

 

United Kingdom

2.8

7.3

7.2

Overseas

18.6

24.5

23.4

 

21.4

31.8

30.6

 

The return on shareholders’ funds for the period ended 31July 2007 has been calculated as described elsewhere in this report.

The income statement for the period ended 5 August 2006 has been restated for discontinued operations, however information on shareholders’ equity, ratios, cash-flow, dividends and employee numbers is presented for the entire Group.

Results for periods earlier than the period ended 5 August 2006 have not been restated for discontinued operations.

Group financial record under UK GAAP 2003-2005

 

 

Year ended 31 July

 

 

2005
£m

2004
£m

2003
£m

Turnover

 

 

 

 

– continuing operations

 

3,016.8

2,678.4

2,629.2

– discontinued operations

 

 

55.0

426.9

 

 

3,016.8

2,733.4

3,056.1

Operating profit

 

 

 

 

– continuing operations

 

420.4

360.1

371.9

– discontinued operations

 

 

2.2

51.9

 

 

420.4

362.3

423.8

Goodwill amortisation and impairment

 

(61.0)

(39.0)

(44.1)

Operating profit (after goodwill amortisation and impairment)

 

359.4

323.3

379.7

Net interest

 

(7.8)

(12.2)

(39.8)

Profit before exceptional items

 

351.6

311.1

339.9

Exceptional items

 

(41.8)

(11.0)

(122.5)

Profit before taxation

 

309.8

300.1

217.4

Profit after taxation

 

220.8

212.9

112.3

Minority interests

 

 

 

(0.8)

Shareholders’ equity

 

1,204.8

1,122.5

857.2

Represented by

 

 

 

 

– intangible fixed assets

 

1,225.6

728.2

830.2

– tangible fixed assets and investments

 

854.3

750.8

885.4

– net current assets/provisions/retirement benefit liabilities

 

55.7

(83.8)

(143.3)

Net debt

 

(930.8)

(272.7)

(715.1)

Funds employed

 

1,204.8

1,122.5

857.2

Goodwill charged directly to reserves

 

1,260.3

1,262.6

1,392.6

Shareholder investment

 

2,465.1

2,385.1

2,249.8

Ratios

 

 

 

 

Operating profit before goodwill amortisation and impairment: turnover (%)

 

13.9

13.3

13.9

Effective tax rate before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items (%)

 

26.0

26.5

27.0

Return on shareholders’ funds (%)

 

12.6

11.1

11.9

Cash-flow

 

 

 

 

Cash-flow from normal operating activities

 

384.9

382.9

466.5

Less capital expenditure (net)

 

(104.9)

(53.9)

(86.3)

Operating cash after capital expenditure

 

280.0

329.0

380.2

Free cash-flow (before acquisitions and dividends, after capital expenditure)

 

147.0

255.0

270.5

Free cash-flow per share (p)

 

26.1

45.5

48.4

Earnings per share before amortisation and impairment of goodwill and exceptional items (p)

 

54.3

45.9

50.1

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

 

 

 

Pence per share

 

29.0

27.0

26.0

Times covered before amortisation and impairment of goodwill and exceptional items

 

1.9

1.7

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees (000s)

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

7.2

6.9

8.5

Overseas

 

23.4

20.3

23.8

 

 

30.6

27.2

32.3


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