Financial Summary 1992 - 2008

The table summarises the Group's key financial data since 1992.

Revenue Operating profit* Operating profit margin Profit before taxation* Profit after taxation Dividends Net assets Earnings per share (basic)* Dividends per share Return on capital employed
£000 £000 % £000 £000 £000 £000 Pence Pence %
1992 168,377 25,402 15.1 24,402 13,440 6,942 88,927 18.6 9.3 26.1
** 23,145 16.9
1993 192,507 28,086 14.6 26,667 17,155 7,517 89,897 21.6 9.9 26.1
1994 217,875 35,838 16.4 34,559 22,464 8,947 102,864 27.9 11.5 32.9
1995 251,285 44,016 17.5 43,072 27,230 10,361 122,524 33.8 13.2 37.2
1996 271,980 48,214 17.7 47,113 30,984 11,686 119,898 38.0 14.8 37.1
1997 265,595 48,574 18.3 47,715 31,229 12,535 128,772 38.3 15.8 36.5
1998 249,030 42,433 17.0 42,270 20,140 13,166 136,196 34.5 16.5 30.3
** 30,641 24.1
1999 258,942 42,721 16.5 41,751 29,058 13,102 128,737 36.1 17.3 28.0
2000 278,148 43,370 15.6 41,157 27,300 13,301 138,264 37.4 18.0 26.2
** 40,167 35.4
2001 291,942 40,803 14.0 38,025 26,625 13,752 145,115 34.4 18.6 23.6
** 38,641 35.3
2002 296,363 42,674 14.4 40,693 26,806 14,350 149,293 35.3 19.3 25.6
2003 314,087 45,750 14.6 44,564 29,426 15,028 163,816 38.5 20.1 28.3
2004 325,833 51,100 15.7 50,836 33,682 16,102 182,013 43.4 21.4 31.0
† Prepared under IFRS
2004 315,991 47,956 15.2 48,704 32,442 16,196 166,286 43.1 21.4 27.2
2005 349,100 55,345 15.9 57,134 38,187 18,318 198,246 50.2 23.8 30.4
2006 384,249 62,291 16.2 65,694 44,066 20,038 199,722 58.1 26.5 32.2
2007 417,317 68,720 16.5 72,163 49,190 22,754 242,965 64.7 29.9 33.6
2008 502,316 85,669 17.1 85,162 59,788 25,668 296,006 78.0 33.3 35.5

† The results for 2004 to 2008 have been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards, prior year figures are shown as originally reported including 2004 for reference. Adjusted operating profit, profit before tax and earnings per share exclude the amortisation and impairment of acquired intangibles.
* before non-operating items
** after non-operating items

Return on capital employed prior to 2007 is based on operating profit before non-operating items and amortisation and impairment of acquired intangibles and average net assets excluding net goodwill and net debt. For 2007 to 2008 see note 26 of the 2008 Annual Report.