| |
|
Before
exceptional
items |
Exceptional
items |
Total |
Before
exceptional
items |
Exceptional
items |
Total |
|
| |
Notes |
|
1998
£m |
|
1998
£m |
|
1998
£m |
|
1997
£m |
|
1997
£m |
|
1997
£m |
|
|
| Turnover |
1,2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing
operations |
|
|
1277.1 |
|
|
|
1277.1 |
|
1296.5 |
|
|
|
1296.5 |
|
|
| Acquisitions |
|
|
143.9 |
|
|
|
143.9 |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
| Total
continuing operations |
|
|
1421.0 |
|
|
|
1421.0 |
|
1296.5 |
|
|
|
1296.5 |
|
|
| Discontinued
operations |
|
|
33.6 |
|
|
|
33.6 |
|
137.4 |
|
|
|
137.4 |
|
|
| Total
turnover |
|
|
1454.6 |
|
|
|
1454.6 |
|
1433.9 |
|
|
|
1433.9 |
|
|
| Operating
profit |
1,2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 149.4 |
|
|
|
149.4 |
|
147.6 |
|
|
|
147.6 |
|
|
| 6.6 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
156.0 |
|
|
|
156.0 |
|
147.6 |
|
|
|
147.6 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
|
| Continuing
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| Discontinued
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating
profit |
|
|
157.8 |
|
|
|
157.8 |
|
152.3 |
|
|
|
152.3 |
|
|
| Profit
on disposal of discontinued operations |
3 |
|
|
|
14.8 |
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
2.4 |
|
|
| Profit
before interest |
|
|
157.8 |
|
14.8 |
|
172.6 |
|
152.3 |
|
2.4 |
|
154.7 |
|
|
| Net
interest payable |
5 |
|
(5.6 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
(5.8 |
) |
|
|
(5.8 |
) |
|
| Profit
on ordinary activities before taxation |
|
|
152.2 |
|
14.8 |
|
167.0 |
|
146.5 |
|
2.4 |
|
148.9 |
|
|
| Tax
on profit |
6 |
|
(45.7 |
) |
(4.0 |
) |
(49.7 |
) |
(39.6 |
) |
(0.5 |
) |
(40.1 |
) |
|
| Profit
on ordinary activities after taxation |
|
|
106.5 |
|
10.8 |
|
117.3 |
|
106.9 |
|
1.9 |
|
108.8 |
|
|
| Equity
minority interests |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
| Profit
for the financial year |
7 |
|
106.2 |
|
10.8 |
|
117.0 |
|
106.7 |
|
1.9 |
|
108.6 |
|
|
| Dividends
paid and proposed |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
(51.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(48.8 |
) |
|
| Transfer
to reserves |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
65.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
59.8 |
|
|
| Earnings
per share |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
33.5p |
|
|
|
|
|
31.2p |
|
|
| Diluted
earnings per share |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
33.4p |
|
|
|
|
|
31.0p |
|
|
| Adjusted
earnings per share |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
30.4p |
|
|
|
|
|
30.7p |
|
