FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007* |
2006* |
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Income statement |
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Revenue |
1,068.9 |
958.2 |
879.4 |
748.3 |
645.7 |
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Underlying operating profit |
269.6 |
257.0 |
243.0 |
202.1 |
176.7 |
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Net finance costs |
(81.6) |
(92.2) |
(85.6) |
(69.2) |
(64.3) |
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Share of profit in joint ventures |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
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Underlying profit before tax and exceptional items |
189.1 |
165.6 |
157.6 |
133.2 |
112.5 |
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Non-underlying and exceptional items (before tax) |
(5.3) |
(6.2) |
(5.3) |
(2.1) |
(58.4) |
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Taxation |
(44.3) |
(69.6) |
(16.4) |
(37.2) |
(16.3) |
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Profit for the year |
139.5 |
89.8 |
135.9 |
93.9 |
37.8 |
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Dividends proposed |
79.6 |
73.4 |
69.1 |
65.6 |
61.0 |
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Underlying earnings per share (basic): |
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Earnings per share |
39.9p |
25.8p |
38.9p |
26.5p |
9.9p |
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Non-underlying and exceptional items (net of tax) |
1.3p |
1.2p |
1.3p |
0.6p |
10.4p |
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Deferred tax |
0.4p |
11.1p |
(2.6p) |
3.8p |
5.3p |
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Underlying earnings per share |
41.6p |
38.1p |
37.6p |
30.9p |
25.6p |
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Declared dividends per share |
22.55p |
21.0p |
19.81p |
18.55p |
17.2p |
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2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007* |
2006* |
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Capital expenditure |
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Acquisitions |
9.3 |
3.4 |
89.0 |
37.0 |
45.8 |
Property, plant and equipment |
190.2 |
231.8 |
207.7 |
245.1 |
249.7 |
Balance sheet |
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Non-current assets |
3,183.4 |
3,036.3 |
2,931.0 |
2,728.6 |
2,527.5 |
Net current assets/(liabilities) |
165.1 |
40.5 |
199.7 |
(56.7) |
(61.2) |
Non-current liabilities |
(2,687.6) |
(2,476.2) |
(2,485.2) |
(2,044.7) |
(1,885.1) |
Net assets |
660.9 |
600.6 |
645.5 |
627.2 |
581.2 |
Number of employees (average for year) |
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Water and sewerage business |
1,191 |
1,227 |
1,276 |
1,301 |
1,299 |
Waste management |
2,853 |
2,154 |
2,059 |
1,686 |
1,388 |
Other businesses |
43 |
41 |
42 |
38 |
35 |
4,087 |
3,422 |
3,377 |
3,025 |
2,722 |
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* Prior to the application of IFRIC 12 “Service concession arrangements”.