Unaudited condensed consolidated interim income statement: UK sterling
For the six months ended 30 June 2009
Notes |
Six months ended 30 June 2009 £m |
Six months ended 30 June 2008 £m |
+/(-)% |
Constant Currency1 +/(-)% |
Year ended 31 December 2008 £m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 18,742.0 | 16,870.7 | 11.1 | (5.6) | 36,929.0 | |
Revenue |
4,288.7 | 3,339.1 | 28.4 | 8.6 | 7,476.9 | |
| Direct costs | (333.6) | (180.1) | (85.2) | (59.8) | (467.5) | |
| Gross profit | 3,955.1 | 3,159.0 | 25.2 | 5.7 | 7,009.4 | |
| Operating costs | 4 | (3,756.4) | (2,781.2) | (35.1) | (14.0) | (6,133.4) |
| Operating profit | 198.7 | 377.8 | (47.4) | (55.6) | 876.0 | |
| Share of results of associates | 4 | 19.8 | 20.7 | (4.3) | (19.4) | 46.0 |
| Profit before interest and taxation | 218.5 | 398.5 | (45.2) | (53.7) | 922.0 | |
| Finance income | 5 | 132.7 | 70.1 | 89.3 | 68.6 | 169.6 |
| Finance costs | 5 | (171.9) | (130.1) | (32.1) | (21.5) | (344.8) |
| Profit before taxation | 179.3 | 338.5 | (47.0) | (55.8) | 746.8 | |
| Taxation | 7 | (41.0) | (101.2) | 59.5 | 64.8 | (232.9) |
| Profit for the period | 138.3 | 237.3 | (41.7) | (52.2) | 513.9 | |
Attributable to: |
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| Equity holders of the parent | 108.4 | 208.2 | (47.9) | (57.9) | 439.1 | |
| Minority interests | 29.9 | 29.1 | (2.7) | 9.3 | 74.8 | |
| 138.3 | 237.3 | (41.7) | (52.2) | 513.9 | ||
Headline PBIT |
6, 19 | 342.2 | 453.4 | (24.5) | (35.1) | 1,118.2 |
| Headline PBIT margin | 6, 19 | 8.0% | 13.6% | 15.0% | ||
| Headline PBT | 19 | 252.2 | 389.1 | (35.2) | (45.1) | 968.4 |
Earnings per share2 |
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| Basic earnings per ordinary share | 9 | 8.9p | 18.2p | (51.1) | (60.5) | 38.4p |
| Diluted earnings per ordinary share |
9 | 8.8p | 17.8p | (50.6) | (60.1) | 37.6p |