Group Income Statement

Year ended 31 March
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Revenue 3,436.3 4,046.1 5,532.0 6,400.1 6,725.0

 
Operating profit before operating exceptional items and amortisation of intangible assets 121.0 140.1 167.2 180.4 192.8
Operating exceptional items 2.8 24.5 39.6 (19.9) (9.8)
Amortisation of intangible assets (4.9) (6.7) (7.9) (5.7) (6.1)
Operating profit 118.9 157.9 198.9 154.8 176.9
Finance costs (net) (7.0) (10.8) (17.8) (17.2) (12.2)
Share of associates' profit after tax 28.1 14.7 0.6 0.2 0.2
Non-operating exceptional items (1.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Profit before tax 138.8 161.8 181.7 137.8 164.9
Income tax expense (13.5) (20.7) (16.5) (20.9) (33.2)
Minority interests (1.5) (0.9) (0.7) (0.6) (0.9)
Profit attributable to owners of the Parent 123.8 140.2 164.5 116.3 130.8

 
Earnings per share  
- basic (cent) 153.92 174.59 204.28 142.36 158.76
- basic adjusted (cent) 157.23 160.02 165.06 169.13 177.98

 
Dividend per share (cent) 42.85 49.28 56.67 62.34 67.44

 
Dividend cover (times) 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6

 
Interest cover (times)* 17.2 12.9 9.4 8.5 17.7

* excludes exceptional items

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