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 Six months ended |
Year ended |
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Notes |
30.9.05
£ million |
30.9.04
£ million |
31.3.05
£ million |
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| Revenue |
|
2 |
2,282.9 |
2,460.6 |
4,626.2 |
| Cost of goods sold |
|
|
(2,088.2) |
(2,267.1) |
(4,246.4) |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Gross profit |
|
|
194.7 |
193.5 |
379.8 |
| Operating expenses |
|
|
(80.2) |
(82.7) |
(163.2) |
| Restructuring costs |
|
|
– |
(15.4) |
(36.7) |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Operating profit |
|
2, 3 |
114.5 |
95.4 |
179.9 |
| Interest payable |
|
|
(15.7) |
(13.4) |
(32.2) |
| Interest receivable |
|
|
8.0 |
6.2 |
19.2 |
| Share of (loss) / profit of associates |
|
|
(0.4) |
0.1 |
0.5 |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Profit before tax |
|
|
106.4 |
88.3 |
167.4 |
| Income tax expense |
|
4 |
(31.1) |
(26.4) |
(46.5) |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Profit for the period from continuing operations |
|
|
75.3 |
61.9 |
120.9 |
| Loss for the period from discontinued operations |
|
|
– |
(6.3) |
(6.4) |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Profit for the period |
|
|
75.3 |
55.6 |
114.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity holders of the parent company |
|
|
75.7 |
56.0 |
115.5 |
| Minority interest |
|
|
(0.4) |
(0.4) |
(1.0) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
75.3 |
55.6 |
114.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
pence |
pence |
pence |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per ordinary share attributable to the equity holders of the parent company |
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
|
5 |
35.2 |
28.7 |
56.1 |
| Diluted |
|
5 |
35.1 |
28.6 |
56.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
|
5 |
35.2 |
25.8 |
53.2 |
| Diluted |
|
5 |
35.1 |
25.7 |
53.1 |
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