Income Statement
For the year ended 31 March 2007
| Notes | 2007 Before exceptionals £m |
2007 Exceptional items £m |
2007 Total £m |
2006 Before exceptionals £m |
2006 Exceptional items £m |
2006 Total £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations | |||||||
| Sales | 2 | 687.5 | 687.5 | 610.8 | 610.8 | ||
| Operating expenses | 3 | (597.1) | (597.1) | (541.4) | (3.7) | (545.1) | |
| Other income | 3 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Operating profit | 90.4 | – | 90.4 | 69.4 | (2.5) | 66.9 | |
| Share of profits of associated companies after taxation | 2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| Interest income | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Interest expense | 4 | (1.5) | (1.5) | (2.0) | (2.0) | ||
| Retirement benefit obligation finance income | 32.4 | 32.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 | |||
| Retirement benefit obligation finance cost | 4 | (30.6) | (30.6) | (30.9) | (30.9) | ||
| Profit before taxation | 102.4 | – | 102.4 | 76.2 | (2.5) | 73.7 | |
| Taxation | 5 | (30.6) | (30.6) | (22.4) | 0.5 | (21.9) | |
| Profit for the financial year | 71.8 | – | 71.8 | 53.8 | (2.0) | 51.8 | |
| Profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company | 70.2 | 50.9 | |||||
| Profit attributable to minority interests | 1.6 | 0.9 | |||||
| 71.8 | 51.8 | ||||||
| Basic earnings per ordinary share – continuing operations | 6 | 43.9p | 30.2p | ||||
| Diluted earnings per ordinary share – continuing operations | 6 | 42.9p | 29.4p |
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