Year ended 31 December

IFRS
2009
£m

IFRS
2008
£m

IFRS
2007
£m

IFRS
2006
£m

Revenue

2,711.1

2,767.0

2,612.3

2,525.5

Normalised* operating profit

159.8

253.9

210.4

184.8

Group operating (loss)/profit

(0.6)

167.8

161.7

141.6

Profit/(loss) before tax

(83.5)

109.9

149.3

104.1

Statistics

Basic earnings/(loss) per share1

(17.6p)

40.4p

35.9p

26.3p

Normalised* diluted earnings per share1

30.4p

48.6p

43.6p

39.7p

Dividends per share

–

22.72p

37.96p

34.75p

Net (debt)/funds

Cash at bank and in hand

105.8

105.9

157.2

143.6

Other debt receivable

0.8

0.9

–

–

Loan notes

–

(0.8)

(0.8)

(0.8)

Bonds

–

–

–

–

Bank and other loans

(687.7)

(1,150.8)

(947.4)

(478.1)

Fair value of bond hedging derivatives

–

–

–

–

Bank overdrafts

–

–

–

–

Finance lease obligations

(75.6)

(133.9)

(119.8)

(103.1)

Other debt payable

(1.2)

(1.1)

–

–

Net debt

(657.9)

(1,179.8)

(910.8)

(438.4)

Net assets

842.3

585.4

437.0

345.5

Capital employed

1,500.2

1,765.2

1,347.8

783.9

Return on capital (pre-tax)**

10.7%

14.4%

15.6%

23.6%

Return on equity

Normalised* profit for the year

93.2

144.6

128.9

116.9

Intangible amortisation (post tax)

(40.6)

(39.5)

(22.1)

(19.6)

Post-tax return (before exceptional items and discontinued operations)

52.6

105.1

106.8

97.3

Total equity

842.3

585.4

437.0

345.5

Return on equity (before exceptional items and discontinued operations, post-tax)

6.2%

18.0%

24.4%

28.2%

*

Normalised results are defined as the statutory results before the following as appropriate: profit or loss on sale of businesses, exceptional profit or loss on sale of non-current assets, intangible amortisation, property, plant and equipment impairments, exceptional items and tax relief on qualifying exceptional items.

**

Normailised operating profit/capital employed.

1

Prior year earnings per share figures have been restated for the effect of the 2009 Rights Issue.