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Business and financial review

Consolidated income statement

52 weeks to 31 March 2007 52 weeks to 1 April 2006
Notes Before acquired
intangibles
amortisation
£000
Amortisation
of acquired
intangibles
£000
Total
£000
Before acquired
intangibles
amortisation
and goodwill
written off
£000
Amortisation
of acquired
intangibles
and goodwill
written off
£000
Total
£000
Continuing Operations
Revenue 1 354,606 - 354,606 310,768 - 310,768
 
Operating profit 67,920 (3,458) 64,462 59,960 (1,500) 58,460
Finance income 4 7,272 - 7,272 6,207 - 6,207
Finance expense 5 (9,101) - (9,101) (8,027) - (8,027)
Profit before taxation 7 66,091 (3,458) 62,633 58,140 (1,500) 56,640
Taxation 10 (19,687) 1,065 (18,622) (17,507) 473 (17,034)
Profit for the year from
continuing operations
46,404 (2,393) 44,011 40,633 (1,027) 39,606
Discontinued operations
Net profit for the year from
discontinued operations
6 - - - 6,739 (5,470) 1,269
Profit for the year attributable
to equity shareholders
1 46,404 (2,393) 44,011 47,372 (6,497) 40,875
Earnings per ordinary share 2
From continuing operations
Basic 12.50p 11.86p 11.01p 10.73p
Diluted 11.77p 10.69p
From continuing and
discontinued operations
Basic 11.86p 11.08p
Diluted 11.77p 11.03p
Dividends in respect of the year 11
Paid and proposed (£000) 26,740 25,314
Paid and proposed per share 7.18p 6.83p