Key Financial Data

  Before
exceptional
items
£m
Exceptional
items

£m
Total
2009

£m
Before
exceptional
items
£m
Exceptional
items

£m
Total
2008

£m
Revenue 838.1 - 838.1 660.9 - 660.9
Cost of sales (546.8) (3.3) (550.1) (419.1) (3.1) (422.2)
Gross profit 291.3 (3.3) 288.0 241.8 (3.1) 238.7
Selling and distribution expenses (119.5) - (119.5) (105.0) (105.0)
Administrative expenses (77.1) 1.1 (78.2) (60.2) 3.1 (57.1)
Share of results of joint venture (4.1) - (4.1) (0.2) (0.2)
Operating profit 90.6 (4.4) 86.2 76.4 76.4
Finance income 3.7 - 3.7 3.4 3.4
Finance costs (5.5) - (5.5) (3.3) (3.3)
Net finance income 1.8 - 1.8 0.1 0.1
Profit before taxation 88.8 (4.4) 84.4 76.5 76.5
Taxation (25.2) 1.2 (24.0) (21.4) 0.2 (21.2)
Profit for the year 63.6 (3.2) 60.4 55.1 0.2 55.3
Attributable to:            
Equity holders of the parent 52.8 3.2 49.6 45.9 1.1 47.0
Minority interest 10.8 - 10.8 9.2 (0.9) 8.3
  63.6 (3.2) 60.4 55.1 0.2 55.3
Basic EPS (p)     11.64     11.04
Diluted EPS (p)     11.56     10.96
Adjusted basic EPS (p)     12.39     10.78
Adjusted diluted EPS (p)     12.31     10.71