Five-Year Summary
|
| |
20061 |
2005 |
20041 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Revenue £m |
540.7 |
417.7 |
323.6 |
331.8 |
340.1 |
| Trading profit2 £m |
86.7 |
59.6 |
45.1 |
42.1 |
58.2 |
| Trading margin % |
16.0 |
14.3 |
13.9 |
12.7 |
17.1 |
| Finance cost £m |
6.4 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
| Profit before tax £m |
83.1 |
56.4 |
42.5 |
40.1 |
55.1 |
| Diluted earnings per share (pence) |
19.87 |
13.72 |
10.79 |
10.14 |
13.02 |
| Average number of employees |
2,229 |
1,997 |
2,004 |
2,127 |
2,111 |
| Net operating assets £m |
423.1 |
356.5 |
296.8 |
323.7 |
328.0 |
| Return on average Capital employed % |
22.1 |
18.6 |
15.0 |
13.4 |
18.4 |
| Capital expenditure £m |
128.0 |
80.2 |
56.3 |
61.9 |
59.1 |
| Net debt £m |
205.2 |
102.9 |
82.1 |
99.9 |
117.2 |
| Shareholders' funds £m |
226.2 |
208.2 |
178.5 |
185.9 |
173.6 |
12004 and 2006 numbers are pre-exceptional items.
2Trading profit represents operating profit before gain on sale of property, plant and equipment.
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