| |
|
Period ended |
Year ended |
| |
|
5 August 2006 |
31 July 2005 |
| |
Note |
£m |
£m |
| Revenue |
1 |
3,522.9 |
3,005.4 |
| Cost of sales |
|
(2,111.2) |
(1,814.7) |
| Gross profit |
|
1,411.7 |
1,190.7 |
| Sales and distribution costs |
|
(354.7) |
(283.3) |
| Administrative expenses |
| – normal activities |
|
(587.8) |
(534.1) |
| – impairment of financial asset |
|
(325.0) |
| Profit on disposal of businesses |
29 |
16.4 |
8.7 |
| Operating profit |
2 |
160.6 |
382.0 |
| Interest receivable |
|
4.2 |
15.0 |
| Interest payable |
|
(58.4) |
(38.2) |
| Other financing losses |
|
(0.5) |
(4.2) |
| Other finance income – retirement benefits |
|
27.6 |
11.3 |
| Finance costs |
5 |
(27.1) |
(16.1) |
| Share of post-tax losses of associated companies |
|
(1.1) |
|
| Profit before taxation |
|
132.4 |
365.9 |
| |
| Comprising |
| – headline profit before taxation |
3 |
492.1 |
403.8 |
| – exceptional operating items |
4 |
(14.5) |
(28.0) |
| – amortisation of acquired intangible assets |
11 |
(16.9) |
(5.7) |
| – financing losses |
|
(3.3) |
(4.2) |
| – impairment of financial asset |
|
(325.0) |
|
| |
|
132.4 |
365.9 |
| Taxation |
6 |
(108.2) |
(94.1) |
| Profit for the period attributable to equity shareholders
of the Parent Company |
|
24.2 |
271.8 |
| Earnings per share |
8 |
| Basic |
|
4.3p |
48.3p |
| Diluted |
|
4.2p |
48.2p |
