Smiths Group plc Annual Reports and Accounts 2006

Annual report 2006 > Summary performance


Headline* results
	2006		2005



	Sales £m	Profits £m	Sales £m	Profits £m



Aerospace	1,300	152.4	1,146	132.4
Detection	412	76.5	367	69.0
Medical	737	137.5	563	87.7
Specialty Engineering:
– John Crane	518	69.4	463	62.5
– Specialty – Other	556	84.0	466	64.1



Total sales	3,523		3,005



Headline* operating profit	519.8		415.7
Interest	(54.2)		(23.2)
Pensions financing	27.6		11.3
Post-tax loss of associate	(1.1)



Headline* pre-tax profit	492.1		403.8



Headline* earnings per share (basic)	64.8p		52.8p



*Before exceptional items (including impairment of assets), amortisation of acquired intangible assets, profit or loss on disposal of businesses and financing gains or losses from currency hedging.


Statutory results
	2006		2005



	Sales £m	Profits £m	Sales £m	Profits £m



Aerospace	1,300	145.8	1,146	119.9
Detection	412	81.2	367	69.0
Medical	737	108.5	563	57.8
Specialty Engineering:
– John Crane	518	74.3	463	64.9
– Specialty – Other	556	75.8	466	70.4



Impairment of financial assets	(325.0)



Total sales	3,523		3,005



Operating profit	160.6		382.0
Interest	(54.2)		(23.2)
Pensions financing	27.6		11.3
Share of post-tax loss of associate	(1.1)
Financing losses	(0.5)		(4.2)



Pre-tax profit	132.4		365.9



Earnings per share (basic)	4.3p		48.3p




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