| |
|
Six months ended |
Year ended |
| |
Notes |
30.9.09
£ million |
30.9.08
£ million |
31.3.09
£ million |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Revenue |
2 |
3,576.6 |
4,355.0 |
7,847.8 |
| Cost of sales |
|
(3,343.1) |
(4,081.6) |
(7,324.3) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Gross profit |
|
233.5 |
273.4 |
523.5 |
| Operating expenses |
|
(109.6) |
(109.1) |
(225.0) |
| Restructuring charge |
|
- |
- |
(9.4) |
| Amortisation of acquired intangibles |
4 |
(4.9) |
(4.6) |
(9.1) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Operating profit |
2,3 |
119.0 |
159.7 |
280.0 |
| Finance costs |
|
(18.6) |
(22.7) |
(43.3) |
| Finance income |
|
8.4 |
2.8 |
10.7 |
| Share of profit of associate |
|
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Profit before tax |
|
109.5 |
140.3 |
249.4 |
| Income tax expense |
|
(30.7) |
(41.3) |
(76.7) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Profit for the period from continuing operations |
|
78.8 |
99.0 |
172.7 |
| (Loss) / profit for the period from discontinued operations |
|
- |
(0.4) |
1.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Profit for the period |
|
78.8 |
98.6 |
173.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
| Equity holders of the parent company |
|
79.0 |
98.6 |
174.1 |
| Minority interests |
|
(0.2) |
- |
(0.2) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
78.8 |
98.6 |
173.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
pence |
pence |
pence |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per ordinary share attributable to the equity holders of the parent company |
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
5 |
37.4 |
47.0 |
82.0 |
| Diluted |
5 |
37.3 |
46.4 |
81.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
5 |
37.4 |
46.8 |
82.6 |
| Diluted |
5 |
37.3 |
46.2 |
82.1 |
|
