Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Group Income Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2008
| Note | Total before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation and exceptional items 2008 £m |
Goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation and exceptional items 2008 £m |
Total 2008 £m |
Total before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation and exceptional items 2007 £m |
Goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation and exceptional items 2007* £m |
Total 2007* £m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations | |||||||
| Revenue | 4 | 2,767.0 | – | 2,767.0 | 2,612.3 | – | 2,612.3 |
| Operating costs before goodwill impairment, intangible amortisation and exceptional items | (2,513.1) | – | (2,513.1) | (2,401.9) | – | (2,401.9) | |
| Intangible amortisation | 5 | – | (55.2) | (55.2) | – | (32.9) | (32.9) |
| Exceptional items | 5 | – | (30.9) | (30.9) | – | (15.8) | (15.8) |
| Total operating costs | 6 | (2,513.1) | (86.1) | (2,599.2) | (2,401.9) | (48.7) | (2,450.6) |
| Group operating profit | 253.9 | (86.1) | 167.8 | 210.4 | (48.7) | 161.7 | |
| Profit on disposal of non-current assets | 5 | – | 5.1 | 5.1 | – | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Profit from operations | 253.9 | (81.0) | 172.9 | 210.4 | (32.5) | 177.9 | |
| Share of post tax results from associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method | 18 | – | – | – | 0.4 | – | 0.4 |
| Finance income | 9 | 17.4 | – | 17.4 | 17.0 | – | 17.0 |
| Finance costs | 9 | (68.9) | (11.5) | (80.4) | (46.0) | – | (46.0) |
| Profit before tax | 202.4 | (92.5) | 109.9 | 181.8 | (32.5) | 149.3 | |
| Tax (charge)/credit | 10 | (52.3) | 75.5 | 23.2 | (49.5) | 12.1 | (37.4) |
| Profit after tax for the year from continuing operations | 150.1 | (17.0) | 133.1 | 132.3 | (20.4) | 111.9 | |
| Loss for the year from discontinued operations | 11 | (5.5) | (7.9) | (13.4) | (3.4) | (2.9) | (6.3) |
| Profit for the year | 144.6 | (24.9) | 119.7 | 128.9 | (23.3) | 105.6 | |
| Profit attributable to equity shareholders | 143.7 | (24.9) | 118.8 | 128.4 | (23.3) | 105.1 | |
| Profit attributable to minority interests | 0.9 | – | 0.9 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | |
| 144.6 | (24.9) | 119.7 | 128.9 | (23.3) | 105.6 | ||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||
| – basic earnings per share | 13 | 77.9p | 69.2p | ||||
| – diluted earnings per share | 13 | 77.4p | 68.7p | ||||
| Normalised earnings per share: | |||||||
| – basic earnings per share | 13 | 94.3p | 84.4p | ||||
| – diluted earnings per share | 13 | 93.6p | 83.9p | ||||
| Earnings per share from continuing operations: | |||||||
| – basic earnings per share | 13 | 86.8p | 73.3p | ||||
| – diluted earnings per share | 13 | 86.1p | 72.8p | ||||
| Dividends per ordinary share: | |||||||
| – interim | 12 | 12.72p | 11.56p | ||||
| – final | 12 | 10.00p | 26.40p | ||||
| 22.72p | 37.96p |
*Adjusted for the final purchase price allocation in relation to Continental Auto and The Kings Ferry Limited in accordance with IFRS 3 and restated for the presentation of Dot2Dot as a discontinued operation.
Dividends of £59.6m were declared and payable during the year (2007: £54.0m). Dividends of £34.6m were proposed for approval during the year (2007: £57.8m).