Historic trend

Five year review


Continuing operations 2009
£m		 2008
£m		 2007
£m		 2006
£m		 2005
£m
Revenue 4,648.7 4,177.3 3,581.9 3,333.2 2,924.4
           
Operating profit before intangible amortisation 295.7 280.5 242.9 226.3 203.4
Intangible amortisation (41.8) (36.0) (24.4) (19.9) (15.9)
Operating profit 253.9 244.5 218.5 206.4 187.5
Finance income 16.8 27.6 21.1 19.6 22.0
Finance cost (54.7) (65.2) (48.5) (36.3) (32.8)
Profit before income tax 216.0 206.9 191.1 189.7 176.7
Profit before income tax and intangible amortisation 257.8 242.9 215.5 209.6 192.6
Income tax (67.1) (64.7) (61.0) (60.3) (56.7)
Profit for the year 148.9 142.2 130.1 129.4 120.0
           
Discontinued operations          
Profit for the year – - - - 4.2
Total profit for the year 148.9 142.2 130.1 129.4 124.2
           
Attributable to:          
Equity holders of the Company 148.9 142.2 130.1 129.4 123.6
Minority interests – - - - 0.6
Total profit for the year 148.9 142.2 130.1 129.4 124.2
           
Basic earnings per share 46.4p 44.5p 39.8p 37.8p 35.4p
Adjusted earnings per share 55.9p 52.7p 45.1p 41.7p 38.7p