Summary financial statement

Summary group profit and loss account
Year ended 31 December

  2002 2001
Results for the year before goodwill amorti-sation and exceptional charges
£m
  Goodwill amorti-sation and exceptional charges
£m
  Results for the year
£m
  Results for the year before goodwill amorti-sation and exceptional charges
£m
  Goodwill amorti-sation and exceptional charges
£m
  Results for the year
£m
Turnover 14,315     14,315   12,611     12,611
Cost of sales (11,328)     (11,328)   (10,224)     (10,224)
Gross profit 2,987     2,987   2,387     2,387
Operating costs:                      
Exceptional items         (80)   (80)
Other (2,108)   (116)   (2,224)   (1,755)   (86)   (1,841)
  (2,108)   (116)   (2,224)   (1,755)   (166)   (1,921)
Group operating profit 879   (116)   763   632   (166)   466
Share of operating profit in joint ventures and associates 53   (7)   46   47   (2)   45
Operating profit including joint ventures and associates 932   (123)   809   679   (168)   511
Continuing operations:                      
Loss on disposal of business   (14)   (14)      
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   (14)   (14)      
Interest payable (91)     (91)   (77)     (77)
Interest receivable 29     29   34     34
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 870   (151)   719   636   (168)   468
Taxation (243)   (7)   (250)   (164)   9   (155)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 627   (158)   469   472   (159)   313
Minority interest 9     9   10     10
Profit attributable to the group 636   (158)   478   482   (159)   323
Dividends         (172)           (124)
Transfer to reserves         306           199
                       
  Pence       Pence   Pence       Pence
Earnings per ordinary share                      
basic         11.4           8.1
diluted         11.3           8.0
adjusted basic 15.2           12.1        
                       
          £000           £000
Directors’ emoluments         3,935           3,366

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