|
Quarterly analysis of turnover and profit
Year ended 31 March 2005 |
|
Unaudited |
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|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters
|
|
|
1st
£m |
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2nd
£m |
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|
3rd
£m |
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|
4th
£m |
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|
Total
£m |
|
|
|
Total turnover |
|
|
4,622 |
|
|
4,768 |
|
|
4,692 |
|
|
4,949 |
|
|
19,031 |
|
Group’s share of associates’ and joint ventures’ turnover |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
(166 |
) |
|
(108 |
) |
|
(79 |
) |
|
(408 |
) |
|
|
Group turnover |
|
|
4,567 |
|
|
4,602 |
|
|
4,584 |
|
|
4,870 |
|
|
18,623 |
|
Other operating income |
|
|
41 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
Group operating profit |
|
|
622 |
|
|
731 |
|
|
730 |
|
|
706 |
|
|
2,789 |
|
Group’s share of operating (loss) profit of associates and joint ventures |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
3 |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
8 |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
Total operating profit |
|
|
617 |
|
|
734 |
|
|
699 |
|
|
714 |
|
|
2,764 |
|
Profit on sale of fixed asset investments and group undertakings |
|
|
3 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
284 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
358 |
|
Profit on sale of property fixed assets |
|
|
– |
|
|
15 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
– |
|
|
22 |
|
Net interest payable |
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
(207 |
) |
|
(200 |
) |
|
(190 |
) |
|
(801 |
) |
|
|
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation |
|
|
416 |
|
|
567 |
|
|
790 |
|
|
570 |
|
|
2,343 |
|
Tax on profit on ordinary activities |
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
(140 |
) |
|
(137 |
) |
|
(135 |
) |
|
(523 |
) |
|
|
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation |
|
|
305 |
|
|
427 |
|
|
653 |
|
|
435 |
|
|
1,820 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
– |
|
|
1 |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Profit for the financial period |
|
|
305 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
653 |
|
|
435 |
|
|
1,821 |
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
3.6 |
p |
|
5.0 |
p |
|
7.7 |
p |
|
5.1 |
p |
|
21.4 |
p |
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
3.5 |
p |
|
5.0 |
p |
|
7.6 |
p |
|
5.1 |
p |
|
21.2 |
p |
|
|
Profit before goodwill amortisation, exceptional items and taxation |
|
|
434 |
|
|
549 |
|
|
545 |
|
|
557 |
|
|
2,085 |
|
Basic earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and
exceptional items |
|
|
3.7 |
p |
|
4.8 |
p |
|
4.8 |
p |
|
4.9 |
p |
|
18.1 |
p |
Diluted earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and
exceptional items |
|
|
3.7 |
p |
|
4.8 |
p |
|
4.7 |
p |
|
4.8 |
p |
|
18.0 |
p |
|
|
Year ended 31 March 2004 |
|
Unaudited |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters
|
|
|
1st
£m |
|
|
2nd
£m |
|
|
3rd
£m |
|
|
4th
£m |
|
|
Totala
£m |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total turnover |
|
|
4,693 |
|
|
4,667 |
|
|
4,676 |
|
|
4,878 |
|
|
18,914 |
|
Group’s share of associates’ and joint ventures’ turnover |
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
(99 |
) |
|
(98 |
) |
|
(91 |
) |
|
(395 |
) |
|
|
Group turnover |
|
|
4,586 |
|
|
4,568 |
|
|
4,578 |
|
|
4,787 |
|
|
18,519 |
|
Other operating income |
|
|
52 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
Group operating profit |
|
|
726 |
|
|
744 |
|
|
739 |
|
|
661 |
|
|
2,870 |
|
Group’s share of operating (loss) profit of associates and joint ventures |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
5 |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
Total operating profit |
|
|
723 |
|
|
740 |
|
|
744 |
|
|
629 |
|
|
2,836 |
|
Profit (loss) on sale of fixed asset investments and group undertakings |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
– |
|
|
33 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
36 |
|
Profit on sale of property fixed assets |
|
|
– |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
14 |
|
Net interest payable |
|
|
(225 |
) |
|
(234 |
) |
|
(260 |
) |
|
(222 |
) |
|
(941 |
) |
|
|
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation |
|
|
497 |
|
|
507 |
|
|
518 |
|
|
423 |
|
|
1,945 |
|
Tax on profit on ordinary activities |
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
(132 |
) |
|
(133 |
) |
|
(121 |
) |
|
(539 |
) |
|
|
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation |
|
|
344 |
|
|
375 |
|
|
385 |
|
|
302 |
|
|
1,406 |
|
Minority interests |
|
|
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
– |
|
|
1 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
Profit for the financial period |
|
|
350 |
|
|
376 |
|
|
385 |
|
|
303 |
|
|
1,414 |
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
4.1 |
p |
|
4.3 |
p |
|
4.5 |
p |
|
3.5 |
p |
|
16.4 |
p |
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
4.0 |
p |
|
4.3 |
p |
|
4.4 |
p |
|
3.5 |
p |
|
16.3 |
p |
|
|
Profit before goodwill amortisation, exceptional items and taxation |
|
|
501 |
|
|
528 |
|
|
525 |
|
|
459 |
|
|
2,013 |
|
Basic earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and
exceptional items |
|
|
4.1 |
p |
|
4.4 |
p |
|
4.4 |
p |
|
3.9 |
p |
|
16.9 |
p |
Diluted earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and
exceptional items |
|
|
4.1 |
p |
|
4.4 |
p |
|
4.4 |
p |
|
3.9 |
p |
|
16.8 |
p |
|
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