For the year ended 28th September, 2003
| 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||
| Before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets and exceptional items |
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets and exceptional items |
Total |
Total |
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| Note | £m | £m | £m | £m | ||||||
| Turnover | ||||||||||
| Continuing operations | 1,925.8 | – | 1,925.8 | 1,944.5 | ||||||
| Acquisitions | 7.2 | – | 7.2 | – | ||||||
| 1 | 1,933.0 | – | 1,933.0 | 1,944.5 | ||||||
| Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional items | ||||||||||
| Continuing operations | 236.0 | – | 236.0 | 241.6 | ||||||
| Acquisitions | 1.5 | – | 1.5 | – | ||||||
| 2 | 237.5 | – | 237.5 | 241.6 | ||||||
| Operating exceptional items – continuing operations | – | – | – | (8.8) | ||||||
| Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets | ||||||||||
| Continuing operations | – | (62.6) | (62.6) | (55.5) | ||||||
| Acquisitions | – | (0.9) | (0.9) | – | ||||||
| 2 | – | (63.5) | (63.5) | (55.5) | ||||||
| Operating profit | ||||||||||
| Continuing operations | 236.0 | (62.6) | 173.4 | 177.3 | ||||||
| Acquisitions | 1.5 | (0.9) | 0.6 | – | ||||||
| 2 | 237.5 | (63.5) | 174.0 | 177.3 | ||||||
| Share of operating profits and losses of joint ventures and associates | 4 | 6.8 | (12.4) | (5.6) | (16.6) | |||||
| Total operating profit – Group and share of joint ventures and associates | 244.3 | (75.9) | 168.4 | 160.7 | ||||||
| Profit on sale of fixed assets | 5 | – | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | |||||
| Profit on disposal and closure of businesses | 6 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.6 | |||||
| Income from other fixed asset investments | 7 | 5.0 | – | 5.0 | 5.2 | |||||
| Amounts written off investments | 24 | – | (2.9) | (2.9) | (1.2) | |||||
| Profit on ordinary activities before interest and finance charges | 249.3 | (77.5) | 171.8 | 176.8 | ||||||
| Net interest payable | 8 | (61.2) | – | (61.2) | (67.6) | |||||
| Other finance charges (net) | 9 | (2.6) | – | (2.6) | (1.8) | |||||
| Net interest payable and similar charges | (63.8) | – | (63.8) | (69.4) | ||||||
| Profit on ordinary activities before taxation | 185.5 | (77.5) | 108.0 | 107.4 | ||||||
| Taxation on profit on ordinary activities | 10 | (47.0) | 1.5 | (45.5) | (17.8) | |||||
| Profit on ordinary activities after taxation | 138.5 | (76.0) | 62.5 | 89.6 | ||||||
| Equity interest of minority shareholders | (6.6) | 4.5 | (2.1) | (6.8) | ||||||
| Profit for the financial year | 131.9 | (71.5) | 60.4 | 82.8 | ||||||
| Dividends | 12 | (39.8) | (36.6) | |||||||
| Retained profit | 33 | 20.6 | 46.2 | |||||||
| Basic earnings per share | 13 | 15.2p | 20.8p | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | 13 | 15.2p | 20.8p | |||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share | 13 | 33.2p | 31.0p | |||||||
| (before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets and exceptional items) | ||||||||||