Financial highlights

	Change	2006	2005 (restated)
Continuing Operations
Revenue	+16%	£310.8m	£268.7m
Adjusted profit before taxation(1)	+20%	£58.1m	£48.3m
Statutory profit before taxation	+18%	£56.6m	£48.0m
Adjusted earnings per share(2)	+20%	11.01p	9.16p
Statutory earnings per share	+18%	10.73p	9.10p
Total dividends (paid and proposed) per share	+5%	6.83p	6.50p
Return on sales(3)		18.7%	18.0%
Return on total invested capital(4)		12.8%	12.1%
Return on capital employed(4)		56.9%	48.8%

The comparative figures for the 52 weeks to 2 April 2005 have been restated to reflect the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. See note 29 for details.

Pro-forma information:
(1) Adjusted to remove the amortisation of acquired intangible assets of £1,500,000 (2005: £343,000).
(2) Adjusted to remove the amortisation of acquired intangible assets. See note 2 for details.
(3) Return on sales is defined as adjusted⁽¹⁾ profit before taxation from continuing operations expressed as a percentage of revenue from continuing operations.
(4) Organic growth rates, return on total invested capital and return on capital employed are non-GAAP performance measures used by management in measuring the returns achieved from the Group’s asset base. See note 3 for details.

* Revenue and profit include the results of the discontinued activities up to the date of discontinuance. Profit is before amortisation of acquired intangibles/goodwill. Figures prior to 2005 have not been restated for IFRS.
** Return on Total Invested Capital ("ROTIC") prior to 2005 has not been restated for IFRS.
*** Dividends paid and proposed.