| Year ended: 30th June |
2007 (365) |
2008 (366) |
2009 (365) |
2010 (365) |
2011 (365) |
| Turnover |
£767.20 |
£1,090.08 |
£1,045.99 |
£972.19 |
£1,195.60 |
| Expenses |
£759.12 |
£1,076.62 |
£1,033.35 |
£962.99 |
£1,186.28 |
| Operating profit (reported) |
£8.08 |
£13.46 |
£12.64 |
£9.21 |
£9.32 |
| Operating profit (adjusted) |
£8.78 |
£14.91 |
£14.06 |
£12.50 |
£11.76 |
| Investment income |
£0.93 |
£0.23 |
£0.02 |
£(0.20) |
£0.02 |
| Exceptional items |
£(0.59) |
£(1.45) |
£(1.42) |
£(3.30) |
£(2.43) |
| Net interest |
£0.85 |
£(1.06) |
£(0.81) |
£(0.46) |
£(0.28) |
| Pre tax profit |
£9.97 |
£12.63 |
£11.83 |
£8.75 |
£9.04 |
| Pre tax profit (adjusted) |
£10.56 |
£14.07 |
£13.26 |
£12.04 |
£11.48 |
| Tax |
£2.46 |
£2.64 |
£3.31 |
£2.14 |
£2.00 |
| Profit after tax |
£7.51 |
£9.98 |
£8.52 |
£6.60 |
£7.04 |
| Minority interests |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£(0.01) |
| Profit for the financial year |
£7.51 |
£9.98 |
£8.52 |
£6.60 |
£7.03 |
| Ordinary dividends |
£2.72 |
£3.43 |
£3.80 |
£4.38 |
£4.61 |
| Non-equity dividends |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
| Retained profit |
£4.79 |
£6.55 |
£4.72 |
£2.22 |
£2.42 |
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| Per share data |
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| D.P.S. |
11.50p |
13.20p |
13.66p |
14.34p |
15.06p |
| Normalised E.P.S. |
29.91p |
36.22p |
33.65p |
29.91p |
27.03p |
| F.R.S.3. E.P.S. |
28.12p |
36.06p |
29.63p |
18.58p |
21.78p |
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| Other Data |
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| Number of employees |
1,502 |
1,801 |
2,043 |
2,028 |
2,527 |
| Market cap at B/S date |
£90.80 |
£48.61 |
£41.61 |
£54.71 |
£67.14 |
| Non-UK turnover |
£40.87 |
£81.78 |
£90.85 |
£119.01 |
£158.80 |
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| Investment ratios |
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| Operating margin |
1.14% |
1.37% |
1.34% |
1.29% |
0.98% |
| Pre-tax profit (adjusted margin) |
1.38% |
1.29% |
1.27% |
1.24% |
0.96% |
| D.P.S. growth |
15.00% |
14.78% |
3.48% |
4.98% |
5.02% |
| Normalised E.P.S. growth |
17.34% |
21.10% |
-7.10% |
-11.11% |
-9.63% |