| For the year ended 31 December 2018 | |||||||
| Note | Normalised result 2018 £m | Separately disclosed items 2018 £m | Total 2018 £m | Normalised result 2017 £m | Separately disclosed items 2017 £m | Total 2017 £m | |
|
Continuing Operations |
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|
Revenue |
4 |
2,450.7 |
- |
2,450.7 |
2,321.2 |
- |
2,321.2 |
|
Operating costs before UK restructuring |
5 |
(2,193.0) |
(42.3) |
(2,235.3) |
(2,079.7) |
(38.0) |
(2,117.7) |
|
UK restructuring |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(5.6) |
(5.6) |
|
Operating costs |
5 |
(2,193.0) |
(42.3) |
(2,235.3) |
(2,079.7) |
(43.6) |
(2,123.3) |
|
Group operating profit |
257.7 |
(42.3) |
215.4 |
241.5 |
(43.6) |
197.9 |
|
|
Share of results from associates and joint ventures |
18 |
0.9 |
- |
0.9 |
(3.5) |
- |
(3.5) |
|
Finance income |
9 |
9.8 |
- |
9.8 |
10.0 |
- |
10.0 |
|
Finance costs |
9 |
(48.4) |
- |
(48.4) |
(48.0) |
- |
(48.0) |
|
Profit before tax |
220.0 |
(42.3) |
177.7 |
200.0 |
(43.6) |
156.4 |
|
|
Tax charge |
10 |
(49.0) |
10.0 |
(39.0) |
(48.0) |
20.0 |
(28.0) |
|
Profit after tax for the year from continuing operations |
171.0 |
(32.3) |
138.7 |
152.0 |
(23.6) |
128.4 |
|
|
Profit for the year from discontinued operations |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
5.9 |
|
Profit for the year |
171.0 |
(32.3) |
138.7 |
152.0 |
(17.7) |
134.3 |
|
|
Profit attributable to equity shareholders |
|
168.0 |
(32.3) | 135.7 |
148.7 |
(17.7) |
131.0 |
|
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |
3.0 | - | 3.0 | 3.3 | - | 3.3 | |
| 171.0 | (32.3) | 138.7 | 152.0 | (17.7) | 134.3 | ||
|
Earnings per share: |
13 |
|
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|
– basic earnings per share |
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|
25.7p |
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|
– diluted earnings per share |
|
26.5p |
25.5p |
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Normalised earnings per share: |
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|
- basic earnings per share |
|
32.9p |
29.1p |
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|
– diluted earnings per share |
|
32.8p |
29.0p |
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|
Earnings per share from continuing operations: |
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|
- basic earnings per share |
|
26.6p | 24.5p | ||||
|
– diluted earnings per share |
|
26.5p |
|
24.4p | |||