Key Financial Data
Group Income Statement
| For the year ended 31 December 2011 |
| |
Notes |
2011
£ million |
2010
£ million |
| Revenue |
4 |
1,396.1 |
1,229.9 |
| Cost of sales |
|
(576.7) |
(477.7) |
| Gross profit |
|
819.4 |
752.2 |
| Distribution costs |
|
(313.9) |
(291.8) |
| Administrative expenses |
|
(167.7) |
(148.6) |
| Other income |
2 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
| Operating profit |
4 |
342.4 |
314.5 |
| Net finance costs |
|
|
|
| - Finance cost |
8 |
(19.7) |
(10.6) |
| - Finance income |
8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
| Profit before taxation |
5 |
323.7 |
304.4 |
| Taxation |
9 |
(92.2) |
(91.3) |
| Taxation – exceptional |
9 |
28.6 |
- |
| |
|
(63.6) |
(91.3) |
| Profit for the year – pre-exceptional items |
|
231.5 |
213.1 |
| Profit for the year – post-exceptional items |
|
260.1 |
213.1 |
The above results relate to continuing operations and all profit for the period is attributable to equity shareholders of the Company.
|
| Basic earnings per share (pence) |
|
|
|
| Pre-exceptional items |
11 |
87.14 |
79.37 |
| Post-exceptional items |
11 |
97.91 |
79.37 |
| |
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings per share (pence) |
|
|
|
| Pre-exceptional items |
11 |
86.76 |
78.98 |
| Post-exceptional items |
11 |
97.49 |
78.98 |
The notes on pages 95 to 127 form part of these Accounts.
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