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Group financial record under IFRS 2005-2008

 

Year ended
31 July 2008
£m

Period ended
31 July 2007
£m

Period ended
5 August 2006
£m

Year ended
31 July 2005
£m

Revenue

2,321.2

2,160.9

2,180.3

3,005.4

Headline operating profit

380.6

347.6

344.8

415.7

Amortisation of acquired intangible assets

(19.2)

(14.8)

(13.0)

(5.7)

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

(35.4)

(74.2)

(337.8)

(28.0)

Financing losses

(0.3)

(1.5)

(1.8)

 

Operating profit/(loss)

325.7

257.1

(7.8)

382.0

Net finance costs

(5.4)

(0.6)

(28.4)

(16.1)

Share of post-tax losses of associated companies

(1.0)

(0.5)

(1.1)

 

Profit/(loss) before taxation

319.3

256.0

(37.3)

365.9

Taxation

(75.0)

(53.1)

(65.4)

(94.1)

Profit/(loss) after taxation – continuing operations

244.3

202.9

(102.7)

271.8

Profit after taxation – discontinued operations

24.5

1,525.2

126.9

 

Shareholders’ equity

915.9

903.3

1,362.9

1,483.8

Represented by

       

– intangible assets

1,253.2

1,021.3

1,530.6

1,481.7

– property, plant & equipment and investments

309.0

273.6

512.6

831.3

– net current assets/provisions/retirement benefit liabilities

124.3

198.3

246.4

101.6

Net borrowings

(770.6)

(589.9)

(926.7)

(930.8)

Funds employed

915.9

903.3

1,362.9

1,483.8

Ratios

       

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

16.4

16.1

14.8

13.8

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

24.0

25.1

25.6

26.4

Return on shareholders’ funds (%)

16.7

14.9

13.6

11.2

Cash-flow

       

Cash-flow from normal operating activities

280.5

265.9

437.6

277.6

Less capital expenditure (net)

(8.0)

(6.7)

(18.0)

(18.9)

Operating cash after capital expenditure

272.5

259.2

419.6

258.7

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

90.6

100.7

170.4

147.0

Free cash-flow per share (p)

23.4

18.3

30.1

26.1

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

74.5

47.0

64.8

52.8

         

Dividends

       

Pence per share

34.0

34.0

31.3

29.0

Times covered before amortisation of acquired intangible assets and exceptional items

2.2

1.7

2.1

1.8

         

Number of employees (000s)

       

United Kingdom

2.2

2.8

7.3

7.2

Overseas

20.6

18.6

24.5

23.4

 

22.8

21.4

31.8

30.6

 

The return on shareholders’ funds for the period ended 31 July 2007 has been calculated using the closing net assets adjusted for movements in goodwill set-off against reserves relating to continuing operations, in order to adjust for the Aerospace disposal.

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 the year ended 31 July 2005 have not been restated for discontinued operations.


Smiths Group divisions:
Smiths Detection, Smiths Medical, John Crane, Smiths Interconnect, Flex-Tek

 

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