 |
| |
|
Before
goodwill amortisation & exceptionals |
Goodwill amortisation |
Exceptionals |
2000 |
1999 |
| |
Note |
£million |
£million |
£million |
£million |
£million |
|
| Turnover
- continuing operations |
2 |
573.8 |
- |
- |
573.8 |
535.1 |
|
| Group
operating profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Before goodwill
amortisation and exceptionals |
63.4 |
- |
- |
63.4 |
56.7 |
| Goodwill amortisation |
|
- |
(13.3) |
- |
(13.3) |
(12.5) |
| Exceptionals |
|
- |
- |
(3.0) |
(3.0) |
(15.3) |
|
| |
2/3/4 |
63.4 |
(13.3) |
(3.0) |
47.1 |
28.9 |
|
| Associates |
|
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
| Operating
profit - continuing operations |
63.5 |
(13.3) |
(3.0) |
47.2 |
29.0 |
|
| Profit on disposal
of properties |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
|
| Profit
on ordinary activities before interest |
63.5 |
(13.3) |
(3.0) |
47.2 |
35.6 |
|
| Net interest
payable |
5 |
(5.1) |
- |
- |
(5.1) |
(5.4) |
|
Profit on ordinary activities before tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Before goodwill
amortisation and exceptionals |
|
58.4 |
- |
- |
58.4 |
51.4 |
| Goodwill amortisation |
|
- |
(13.3) |
- |
(13.3) |
(12.5) |
| Exceptionals |
|
- |
- |
(3.0) |
(3.0) |
(8.7) |
|
| |
|
58.4 |
(13.3) |
(3.0) |
42.1 |
30.2 |
|
| Tax on profit
on ordinary activities |
6 |
(8.2) |
- |
0.4 |
(7.8) |
(10.5) |
|
| Profit
on ordinary activities after tax |
50.2 |
(13.3) |
(2.6) |
34.3 |
19.7 |
|
| Minority interests
- equity |
|
(0.1) |
- |
- |
(0.1) |
0.3 |
|
| Profit for
the financial year |
|
50.1 |
(13.3) |
(2.6) |
34.2 |
20.0 |
|
| Dividends -
equity |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(8.6) |
|
| Dividends -
non-equity |
7 |
(0.1) |
- |
- |
(0.1) |
- |
|
| Amount
transferred to reserves |
24 |
50.0 |
(13.3) |
(2.6) |
34.1 |
11.4 |
|
Earnings per ordinary share |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic and diluted |
|
|
|
|
7.9p |
4.6p |
|
| Basic before
goodwill amortisation and exceptionals |
|
|
11.6p |
9.3p |
|
| Diluted before
goodwill amortisation and exceptionals |
|
|
11.5p |
9.3p |
|
