BUSINESS WEBSITES
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for the year ended 31 December 2010
| 2010 £m |
2009 £m | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||
| Profit before income tax | 225.2 | 216.0 |
| Adjustments: | ||
| depreciation | 25.5 | 23.5 |
| intangible amortisation and acquisition related costs | 51.0 | 41.8 |
| share based payments | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Working capital movement | (12.7) | 17.5 |
| Finance income | (20.3) | (16.8) |
| Finance cost | 50.8 | 54.7 |
| Provisions and pensions | (19.1) | (17.4) |
| Other | 2.5 | (1.1) |
| Cash generated from operations | 307.6 | 322.8 |
| Cash outflow from acquisition related costs | (5.6) | |
| Income tax paid | (79.7) | (75.0) |
| Cash inflow from operating activities | 222.3 | 247.8 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Interest received | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (23.4) | (23.9) |
| Sale of property, plant and equipment | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Purchase of businesses | (105.0) | (6.4) |
| Cash outflow from investing activities | (124.5) | (25.7) |
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||
| Interest paid | (33.8) | (37.0) |
| Dividends paid | (66.1) | (62.3) |
| Increase/(decrease) in loans | 15.1 | (131.5) |
| Realised gains/(losses) on foreign exchange contracts | 5.3 | (7.3) |
| Net proceeds from employee shares | 11.8 | 3.5 |
| Cash outflow from financing activities | (67.7) | (234.6) |
| Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents | 1.8 | (2.0) |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 31.9 | (14.5) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of year | 43.0 | 57.5 |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 31.9 | (14.5) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 74.9 | 43.0 |