Five-year summary
| 2008 £m |
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||
| Billings1 | 36,929.0 | 31,665.5 | 30,140.7 | 26,673.7 | 19,598.0 |
| Revenue | 7,476.9 | 6,185.9 | 5,907.8 | 5,373.7 | 4,299.5 |
| Operating profit | 876.0 | 804.7 | 741.6 | 652.8 | 475.5 |
| Headline PBIT2 | 1,118.2 | 928.0 | 859.0 | 754.8 | 560.2 |
| Profit before taxation | 746.8 | 719.4 | 682.0 | 592.0 | 434.4 |
| Headline PBT3 | 968.4 | 817.3 | 766.3 | 669.0 | 489.6 |
| Profit for the year | 513.9 | 515.1 | 482.6 | 398.0 | 299.4 |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Non-current assets | 13,355.7 | 8,689.9 | 7,732.3 | 8,196.9 | 6,026.4 |
| Net current liabilities | (1,028.7) | (1,342.7) | (1,120.4) | (1,150.5) | (504.0) |
| Non-current trade and other payables | (1,042.9) | (796.6) | (715.6) | (703.0) | (536.6) |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges (including provision for post-employment benefits) | (407.9) | (251.8) | (292.4) | (363.1) | (289.2) |
| Net assets | 5,959.8 | 4,094.8 | 3,918.4 | 3,985.8 | 3,065.7 |
| Net debt | (3,067.6) | (1,285.7) | (814.6) | (804.0) | (300.4) |
| Average net debt | (2,206.0) | (1,458.0) | (1,214.0) | (1,212.0) | (1,083.0) |
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our people | ||||||
| Revenue per employee (£000) | 76.7 | 72.9 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 74.4 | |
| Gross profit per employee (£000) | 71.9 | 69.0 | 72.2 | 72.4 | 70.5 | |
| Average headcount | 97,438 | 84,848 | 77,686 | 70,936 | 57,788 | |
| Share information | ||||||
| Headline4 – basic earnings per share | 56.7p | 47.7p | 42.5p | 36.0p | 28.9p | |
| – diluted earnings per share | 55.5p | 45.8p | 41.2p | 35.2p | 27.9p | |
| Reported – basic earnings per share | 38.4p | 39.6p | 36.3p | 30.3p | 24.0p | |
| – diluted earnings per share | 37.6p | 38.0p | 35.2p | 29.7p | 23.4p | |
| Dividends per share5 | 15.47p | 13.45p | 11.21p | 9.34p | 7.78p | |
| Share price | – high | 648.0p | 787.5p | 706.5p | 630.5p | 643.0p |
| – low | 310.3p | 576.5p | 609.0p | 534.5p | 469.5p | |
| Market capitalisation at year-end (£m) | 5,052.8 | 7,708.9 | 8,566.4 | 7,880.7 | 6,792.0 | |
Notes
- 1
- Billings is defined in the financial glossary.
- 2
- The calculation of headline PBIT for 2008, 2007 and 2006 is set out in note 31 of the financial statements.
- 3
- The calculation of headline PBT for 2008, 2007 and 2006 is set out in note 31 of the financial statements.
- 4
- Headline earnings per share for 2008, 2007 and 2006 is set out in note 9 of the financial statements.
- 5
- Dividends per share represents the dividends declared in respect of each year.
The information on this page is unaudited.