For the year ending 31 March 2007
| Note | 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2 | 877.5 | 828.5 |
| Cost of sales | (434.0) | (402.1) | |
| Gross profit | 443.5 | 426.4 | |
| Distribution and marketing expenses | (346.2) | (348.9) | |
| Administrative expenses | (6.2) | (9.0) | |
| Operating profit | 91.1 | 68.5 | |
Provision for RoHS |
4 |
— |
4 |
Reorganisation (income) costs |
5 | (0.8) | 3.7 |
Operating profit before reorganisation income/costs and provision for RoHS |
90.3 |
76.2 |
|
| Financial income | |||
Bank interest receivable |
10.7 |
6.6 |
|
Other interest receivable |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
| Financial expenses | |||
Bank interest payable |
(16.9) |
(10.3) |
|
Other interest payable |
(0.2) |
— |
|
| Profit before tax | 1, 2, 3 | 85.2 | 65.1 |
Profit before tax, reorganisation income/costs and provision for RoHS |
84.4 |
72.8 |
|
| Income tax expense | 9 | (29.0) | (21.5) |
| Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders | 56.2 | 43.6 | |
| Earnings per share | |||
| Basic | 11 | 12.9p | 10.0p |
| Diluted | 11 | 12.9p | 10.0p |
| Dividends | |||
| Amounts recognised in the period: | |||
| Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2006 | 10 | 12.6p | 12.6p |
| Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2007 | 10 | 5.8p | 5.8p |
| 18.4p | 18.4p |
A final dividend of 12.6p per share relating to the period, has been proposed, since the period end.
The notes form part of these Group accounts.