Group income statement

for the six months ended 30 September 2009

  6 months ended 30 September 20096 months ended 30 September 2008 (as restated)Year ended 31 March 2009 (as restated)
 NoteResult before exceptional items £mExceptional items (note 4) £mTotal £mResult before exceptional items £mExceptional items (note 4) £mTotal £mResult before exceptional items £mExceptional items (note 4) £mTotal £m
Combined sales of Group and equity accounted investments   601.1 601.1 513.7 513.7 1,106.9 1,106.9
Less: share of equity accounted investments   (27.0) (27.0) (57.2) (57.2) (90.6) (90.6)
Revenue 2 574.1 574.1 456.5 456.5 1,016.3 1,016.3
Cost of sales   (476.9) (476.9) (375.0) (375.0) (835.7) (835.7)
Gross profit   97.2 97.2 81.5 81.5 180.6 180.6
Administrative expenses   (59.3)   (59.3) (57.0) (9.9) (66.9) (124.3) (32.8) (157.1)
Profit arising from disposal of properties   4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Group operating profit   37.9 37.9 24.5 (5.4) 19.1 56.3 (28.3) 28.0
Share of results of equity accounted investments   4.6 4.6 5.1 5.1
Operating profit 2 37.9 37.9 29.1 (5.4) 23.7 61.4 (28.3) 33.1
Financial income 5 14.4 14.4 19.6 19.6 40.6 40.6
Financial expense 6 (19.5) (19.5) (21.8) (21.8) (44.1) (44.1)
Profit before tax from continuing operations 2 32.8 32.8 26.9 (5.4) 21.5 57.9 (28.3) 29.6
Income tax expense 7 (9.2) (9.2) (6.6) 1.1 (5.5) (14.9) 7.6 (7.3)
Profit after tax from continuing operations   23.6 23.6 20.3 (4.3) 16.0 43.0 (20.7) 22.3
Net result for the period from discontinued operations 3     (5.1)   109.0 83.5
Net result for the period       18.5 125.0 105.8
Attributable to:            
Equity holders of the parent       18.1 124.4 105.0
Minority interest       0.4 0.6 0.8
Earnings per share (p)        
Continuing operations                    
Basic earnings per share       13.0p     8.7p     12.1p
Diluted earnings per share       12.8p     8.5p     11.9p
Discontinued operations                    
Basic earnings per share       (2.8)p     61.5p     47.1p
Diluted earnings per share       (2.8)p     60.0p     46.1p
Total                    
Basic earnings per share       10.2p     70.2p     59.2p
Diluted earnings per share       10.0p     68.5p     58.0p

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