Financial Summary
|
Full year |
Dec 08 |
Dec 09 |
Dec 10 |
Dec 11 |
|
|
Revenue (£m) |
947 |
1,024 |
1,230 |
1,396 |
|
|
Trading profit (£m)1 |
201 |
253 |
312 |
338 |
|
|
Trading margin (%) |
21 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
|
|
Dividend per share (pence) |
10.08 |
12.60 |
18.90 |
20.79 |
|
|
Profit before tax (£m) |
190 |
244 |
304 |
324 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per share (pence) |
45.56 |
62.42 |
78.98 |
86.762 |
|
|
Net operating assets (£m) |
952 |
884 |
1,066 |
1,354 |
|
|
Capital expenditure (£m) |
265 |
161 |
269 |
418 |
|
|
Net debt (£m) |
(364) |
(176) |
(132) |
(365) |
|
|
Shareholders' funds (£m) |
465 |
603 |
814 |
881 |
|
|
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Half 1 |
Jun 08 |
Jun 09 |
Jun 10 |
Jun 11 |
Jun 12 |
|
Revenue (£m) |
408 |
500 |
584 |
637 |
734 |
|
Trading profit (£m)1 |
73 |
106 |
130 |
125 |
157 |
|
Trading margin (%) |
18 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
|
Dividend per share (pence) |
3.80 |
4.37 |
6.55 |
7.20 |
8.28 |
|
Profit before tax (£m) |
68 |
106 |
126 |
119 |
146 |
|
Diluted earnings per share (pence) |
16.88 |
26.69 |
32.33 |
31.58 |
40.91 |
|
Net operating assets (£m) |
653 |
872 |
960 |
1,252 |
1,667 |
|
Capital expenditure (£m) |
124 |
97 |
104 |
181 |
233 |
|
Net debt (£m) |
(278) |
(287) |
(160) |
(257) |
(678) |
|
Shareholders' funds (£m) |
318 |
490 |
690 |
875 |
927 |
|
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|
Half 2 |
Dec 08 |
Dec 09 |
Dec 10 |
Dec 11 |
|
|
Revenue (£m) |
539 |
524 |
646 |
759 |
|
|
Trading profit (£m)1 |
128 |
147 |
182 |
213 |
|
|
Trading margin (%) |
24 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
|
|
Dividend per share (pence) |
6.28 |
8.23 |
12.35 |
13.59 |
|
|
Profit before tax (£m) |
122 |
138 |
178 |
205 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per share (pence) |
28.68 |
35.73 |
46.65 |
55.182 |
|
|
Net operating assets (£m) |
952 |
884 |
1,066 |
1,354 |
|
|
Capital expenditure (£m) |
141 |
64 |
165 |
237 |
|
|
Net debt (£m) |
(364) |
(176) |
(132) |
(365) |
|
|
Shareholders' funds (£m) |
465 |
603 |
814 |
881 |
1 Trading profit represents operating profit before gain on sale of property, plant and equipment.
2 2011 full year and half 2 diluted EPS are pre-exceptional items.