Key financial data
| For the year ended 31 December 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| notes | 2009 £m |
2008 £m | |
| Revenue | 1 | 3,147.8 | 3,042.2 |
| Net operating expenses (before goodwill
impairment, intangible asset amortisation and exceptional items) |
3(a) |
(2,989.5) |
(2,858.4) |
| Group operating profit (before goodwill
impairment, intangible asset amortisation and exceptional items) |
158.3 | 183.8 | |
| Goodwill impairment and intangible asset amortisation | 1 | (44.8) | (12.0) |
| Exceptional item | 1 | 46.8 | - |
| Group operating profit | 1 | 160.3 | 171.8 |
| Share of post tax profits from associates | 5.2 | 4.4 | |
| Finance income | 2 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| Finance costs | 2 | (45.8) | (35.7) |
| Profit on ordinary activities before taxation | 121.7 | 150.0 | |
| Tax on profit on ordinary activities | 5 | (2.5) | (38.8) |
| Profit for the year | 119.2 | 111.2 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the parent company | 108.5 | 104.5 | |
| Minority interests | 10.7 | 6.7 | |
| 119.2 | 111.2 | ||
| Dividends per ordinary share | 6 | 25.26p | 24.06p |
| Earnings per share | 7(a) | ||
| Basic earnings per share | 54.5p | 52.6p | |
| Diluted earnings per share | 54.4p | 52.3p | |
| Basic earnings per share before goodwill
impairment, intangible asset amortisation and exceptional items |
7(b) | 58.8p | 61.5p |
Notes to the accounts [PDF - 97KB]
Key financial statements [PDF - 40KB]
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