 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
| |
Turnover including VAT
and sales taxA |
|
|
18,495 |
18,206 |
| |
VAT and sales tax |
|
|
(1,065) |
(1,044) |
| |
| |
| |
Continuing operations |
|
|
17,430 |
17,154 |
| |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
– |
8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Turnover excluding VAT
and sales tax |
2,3 |
|
17,430 |
17,162 |
| |
Cost of sales (including exceptional
costs) |
3 |
|
(16,039) |
(15,905) |
| |
| |
Gross profit |
|
|
1,391 |
1,257 |
| |
| |
Group administrative expenses (including
exceptional costs) |
3 |
|
(717) |
(632) |
| |
| |
Continuing operations –
operating profit before exceptional costs
and amortisation of goodwill |
|
|
752 |
679 |
| |
Exceptional operating costs |
3 |
|
(65) |
(38) |
| |
Amortisation of goodwill |
13 |
|
(13) |
(14) |
| |
| |
| |
Continuing operations –
operating profit |
|
|
674 |
627 |
| |
Discontinued operations
– operating loss |
|
|
– |
(2) |
| |
| |
| |
Group operating profit |
3 |
|
674 |
625 |
| |
Share of profit/(loss) in joint
ventures |
|
|
3 |
(1) |
| |
Loss on sale of properties |
4 |
|
(11) |
(4) |
| |
Disposal of operations – discontinued |
5 |
|
61 |
– |
| |
| |
Profit on ordinary activities
before interest |
|
|
727 |
620 |
| |
Net interest payable and similar
items |
6 |
|
(60) |
(49) |
| |
| |
| |
Underlying profit on ordinary
activities before taxB |
|
|
695 |
627 |
| |
Exceptional items |
|
|
(15) |
(42) |
| |
Amortisation of goodwill |
|
|
(13) |
(14) |
| |
| |
| |
Profit on ordinary activities
before tax |
7 |
|
667 |
571 |
| |
Tax on profit on ordinary activities |
10 |
|
(206) |
(200) |
| |
| |
Profit on ordinary activities
after tax |
|
|
461 |
371 |
| |
Equity minority interest |
|
|
(7) |
(7) |
| |
| |
Profit for the financial
year |
|
|
454 |
364 |
| |
Equity dividends |
11 |
|
(298) |
(285) |
| |
| |
Retained profit for the
financial year |
|
|
156 |
79 |
| |
| |
| |
Basic earnings per share |
12 |
|
23.7p |
19.1p |
| |
Underlying earnings per
shareB |
12 |
|
24.2p |
21.5p |
| |
Diluted earnings per share |
12 |
|
23.7p |
18.9p |
| |
Underlying diluted earnings
per shareB |
12 |
|
24.1p |
21.3p |
| |
| |