Consolidated income statement

For the year ended 31 December 2010

    Notes 2010
£m
2009
£m
 
  Turnover 10,565.8 9,684.6  
  Revenue 4 1,459.4 1,346.5  
  Cost of sales   (221.9) (199.5)  
  Gross profit   1,237.5 1,147.0  
  Operating expenses (1,136.0) (1,032.4)  
  Operating profit 4 101.5 114.6  
  Share of results of associates   3.5 0.2  
  Profit before interest and tax   105.0 114.8  
  Investment income 7 6.6 7.9  
  Finance costs 8 (43.6) (31.5)  
  Net finance costs   (37.0) (23.6)  
  Profit before tax   68.0 91.2  
  Tax 9 (25.0) (27.0)  
  Profit for the financial year   43.0 64.2  
  Attributable to:        
  Equity holders of the parent   41.2 62.7  
  Non-controlling interests   1.8 1.5  
      43.0 64.2  
  Earnings per ordinary share        
  Basic (pence) 11 3.6 5.5  
  Diluted (pence) 11 3.6 5.5  
  Dividend per ordinary share (pence) 10 2.75 2.50  
           
  Underlying results:*        
  Underlying operating profit 4 192.2 170.3  
  Underlying profit before tax 4 162.4 150.4  
  Underlying earnings per ordinary share:*        
  Basic (pence) 11 10.3 9.6  
  Diluted (pence) 11 10.1 9.6  
* The basis for calculating the Group’s underlying results and underlying earnings per share is set out in note 2.

The accompanying notes form an integrated part of the consolidated financial statements.

Underlying profit before tax and underlying earnings per ordinary share are restated for prior year following a change in determining underlying finance costs, which now exclude imputed interest on deferred consideration. The restatement does not impact statutory results or underlying operating profit.