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email page| Assets employed | 2003* £m |
2004 £m |
2005 £m |
2006 £m |
2007 £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 226.2 | 266.7 | 277.5 | 286.4 | 328.2 |
| Other intangible assets | - | 45.6 | 40.8 | 34.9 | 43.2 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 761.5 | 962.6 | 1,092.8 | 982.5 | 1,164.4 |
| Other | (64.6) | (381.7) | (341.0) | (285.1) | (233.6) |
| Unquoted investments | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 51.4 | 63.6 |
| 928.3 | 899.4 | 1,078.0 | 1,070.1 | 1,365.8 | |
| Financed by | |||||
| Share capital | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Reserves | 461.9 | 417.8 | 477.6 | 532.6 | 700.3 |
| Minority interests | - | 2.2 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 23.8 |
| Bank overdrafts | 13.7 | 5.1 | 22.5 | 16.5 | 33.3 |
| Syndicated loans | - | 82.6 | 203.8 | 108.7 | 203.2 |
| Other loans | 198.6 | 155.7 | 93.3 | 147.4 | 123.3 |
| Short-term loans | 66.0 | 126.2 | 122.9 | 115.0 | 84.6 |
| Obligations under finance leases | 109.1 | 62.1 | 87.5 | 78.4 | 99.8 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 69.2 | 37.9 | 44.3 | 45.3 | 87.6 |
| 928.3 | 899.4 | 1,078.0 | 1,070.1 | 1,365.8 | |
| Trading | |||||
| Revenue | 1,751.1 | 1,759.0 | 1,571.2 | 1,729.0 | 2,000.7 |
| Profit before taxation from continuing operations | 83.8 | 109.3 | 103.1 | 109.8 | 115.8 |
| Taxation | 26.0 | 26.0 | 19.8 | 25.2 | 25.8 |
| Profit after taxation from continuing operations | 57.8 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 84.6 | 90.0 |
| Profit after taxation from discontinued operations | - | - | 3.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Profit for the year | 57.8 | 83.3 | 86.3 | 104.7 | 90.0 |
| Statistics | |||||
| Funds attributable to shareholders | 471.7 | 427.6 | 487.4 | 542.5 | 710.2 |
| Equity shareholders’ funds per ordinary share | 241.9p | 218.4p | 247.5p | 273.9p | 357.6p |
| Basic earnings per share | 28.7p | 42.6p | 43.7p | 51.8p | 43.5p |
| Dividends per ordinary share | 18.0p | 18.9p | 19.84p | 20.83p | 22.65p |
* The financial information for 2003 has been prepared under UK generally accepted accounting practice
The discontinued operations relate to the vehicle rental operations.
