|
Note |
26 weeks ended |
26 weeks ended |
52 weeks ended |
| Operating profit |
1 |
110.5 |
102.2 |
244.5 |
|
| Depreciation |
18.3 |
17.2 |
35.6 |
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| Goodwill amortisation |
2.6 |
0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Increase in stocks |
(9.3) |
(9.7) | (2.6) | ||
| Decrease / (increase) in debtors |
7.9 |
(4.4) | (28.1) | ||
| Decrease in creditors |
(38.4) |
(8.1) | (9.0) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
91.6 |
97.7 |
243.4 |
| Returns on investments and servicing of finance |
(2.1) |
(2.4) | (8.1) | ||
| Tax paid | (27.8) |
(22.8) |
(70.4) |
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| Capital expenditure and financial investment | (19.8) |
(24.4) |
(48.4) |
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| Acquisitions and disposals | 4 | (156.9) | (89.0) | (98.7) | |
| Equity dividends paid | (37.6) | (22.9) | (37.0) | ||
| Management of liquid resources | 24.0 | 25.9 | 6.2 | ||
| Financing | 127.1 | 46.7 | 43.6 | ||
|
(Decrease) / increase in cash |
(1.5) | 8.8 | 30.6 | |
|
Reduction in short-term deposits |
(24.0) | (25.9) | (6.2) | |
| Increase in term borrowings | (125.0) | (61.0) | (53.5) | |
| Loan note issues (net of repayments) | 0.7 | 17.1 | 19.0 | |
| Term debt of acquisitions assumed | (3.0) | (3.0) | ||
| Term deposits of acquisitions acquired | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Exchange variations | (2.1) | (0.7) | (5.5) |
| Increase in net debt | (151.9) | (56.7) | (10.6) | |
| Net debt at 1 August 1999 | (93.4) | (82.8) | (82.8) |
| Net debt at 31 January 2000 |
5 |
(245.3) | (139.5) | (93.4) |
