Financial statements

 

Group profit and loss account
Year ended 31 December

  Notes 2002   2001
Results for the year before goodwill amortisation and exceptional charges
£m
Goodwill amortisation and exceptional charges
£m
Results for the year
£m
  Results for the year before goodwill amortisation and exceptional charges
£m
Goodwill amortisation and exceptional charges
£m
Results for the year
£m
Turnover:            
Continuing operations before acquisitions   14,003 14,003   12,611 12,611
Acquisitions   312 312        
Continuing operations   14,315 14,315   12,611 12,611
Share of joint ventures’ turnover   207 207   229 229
Group and share of joint ventures’ turnover   14,522 14,522   12,840 12,840
Less share of joint ventures’ turnover   (207) (207)   (229) (229)
Group turnover 3 14,315 14,315   12,611 12,611
Cost of sales 4 (11,328) (11,328)   (10,224) (10,224)
Gross profit   2,987 2,987   2,387 2,387
Operating costs:                
Exceptional items 5   (80) (80)
Other   (2,108) (116) (2,224)   (1,755) (86) (1,841)
  4 (2,108) (116) (2,224)   (1,755) (166) (1,921)
Group operating profit:                
Continuing operations before acquisitions   857 (104) 753   632 (166) 466
Acquisitions   22 (12) 10        
Continuing operations   879 (116) 763   632 (166) 466
Share of operating profit in joint ventures and associates – continuing operations 3 53 (7) 46   47 (2) 45
Operating profit including joint ventures and associates:                
Continuing operations before acquisitions   910 (111) 799   679 (168) 511
Acquisitions   22 (12) 10        
Continuing operations 3 932 (123) 809   679 (168) 511
Loss on disposal of business 5 (14) (14)  
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 5 (14) (14)  
Net interest payable:                
Group   (47) (47)   (32) (32)
Share of joint ventures and associates   (15) (15)   (11) (11)
  7 (62) (62)   (43) (43)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation   870 (151) 719   636 (168) 468
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities 8 (243) (7) (250)   (164) 9 (155)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation for the financial year   627 (158) 469   472 (159) 313
Minority interests (equity and non-equity) 23 9 9   10 10
Profit attributable to the group   636 (158) 478   482 (159) 323
Dividends 9     (172)       (124)
Transfer to reserves 21     306       199
                 
    Pence   Pence   Pence   Pence
Earnings per ordinary share                
basic 10     11.4       8.1
diluted 10     11.3       8.0
adjusted basic 10 15.2       12.1    

 

The notes form part of these financial statements.

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