|
Year
ended 31 March 2006 |
Unaudited |
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| Quarters |
|
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
4th |
|
Total |
|
|
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
4,731 |
|
4,767 |
|
4,882 |
|
5,134 |
|
19,514 |
|
Other
operating income |
|
42 |
|
53 |
|
54 |
|
78 |
|
227 |
|
Operating
costs |
|
(4,137 |
) |
(4,234 |
) |
(4,265 |
) |
(4,610 |
) |
(17,246 |
) |
|
|
Operating
profit |
|
636 |
|
586 |
|
671 |
|
602 |
|
2,495 |
|
Net
finance expense |
|
(142 |
) |
(100 |
) |
(129 |
) |
(101 |
) |
(472 |
) |
Share
of post tax profits of associates and joint ventures |
|
5 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
5 |
|
16 |
|
Profit
on disposal of joint venture |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Profit
before taxation |
|
499 |
|
489 |
|
545 |
|
507 |
|
2,040 |
|
Taxation |
|
(125 |
) |
(118 |
) |
(134 |
) |
(115 |
) |
(492 |
) |
|
|
Profit
for the period |
|
374 |
|
371 |
|
411 |
|
392 |
|
1,548 |
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share |
|
4.4 |
p |
4.4 |
p |
4.9 |
p |
4.7 |
p |
18.4 |
p |
Diluted
earnings per share |
|
4.4 |
p |
4.3 |
p |
4.8 |
p |
4.6 |
p |
18.1 |
p |
|
|
Profit
before specific items and taxation |
|
511 |
|
559 |
|
545 |
|
562 |
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share before specific items |
|
4.5 |
p |
5.0 |
p |
4.9 |
p |
5.1 |
p |
19.5 |
p |
Diluted
earnings per share before specific items |
|
4.5 |
p |
4.9 |
p |
4.8 |
p |
5.0 |
p |
19.2 |
p |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Year
ended 31 March 2005 |
Unaudited |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Quarters |
|
1st |
|
2nd |
|
3rd |
|
4th |
|
Total |
|
|
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
4,519 |
|
4,554 |
|
4,536 |
|
4,820 |
|
18,429 |
|
Other
operating income |
|
44 |
|
83 |
|
339 |
|
85 |
|
551 |
|
Operating
costs |
|
(3,990 |
) |
(3,909 |
) |
(3,896 |
) |
(4,193 |
) |
(15,988 |
) |
|
|
Operating
profit |
|
573 |
|
728 |
|
979 |
|
712 |
|
2,992 |
|
Net
finance expense |
|
(155 |
) |
(154 |
) |
(149 |
) |
(141 |
) |
(599 |
) |
Share
of post tax (losses) profits of associates and joint ventures |
|
(7 |
) |
(3 |
) |
(35 |
) |
6 |
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
Profit
before taxation |
|
411 |
|
571 |
|
795 |
|
577 |
|
2,354 |
|
Taxation |
|
(109 |
) |
(142 |
) |
(137 |
) |
(137 |
) |
(525 |
) |
|
|
Profit
for the period |
|
302 |
|
429 |
|
658 |
|
440 |
|
1,829 |
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share |
|
3.5 |
p |
5.0 |
p |
7.7 |
p |
5.2 |
p |
21.5 |
p |
Diluted
earnings per share |
|
3.5 |
p |
5.0 |
p |
7.7 |
p |
5.1 |
p |
21.3 |
p |
|
|
Profit
before specific items and taxation |
|
425 |
|
549 |
|
546 |
|
560 |
|
2,080 |
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share before specific items |
|
3.6 |
p |
4.8 |
p |
4.8 |
p |
4.9 |
p |
18.1 |
p |
Diluted
earnings per share before specific items |
|
3.6 |
p |
4.7 |
p |
4.7 |
p |
4.8 |
p |
17.9 |
p |
|
|
|
