Key Financial Data
| Financial overview
(continuing operations) |
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2007 |
2006 |
| Sales |
£2,941.9 m |
£3,133.8m |
| Adjusted Operating Profit (1) |
£264.7m |
£295.8m |
| Operating margin (1) |
9.0% |
9.4% |
| Profit before tax |
£262.6m |
£244.7m |
| Return on average net operating assets |
25.2% |
28.6% |
| Return on average invested
capital(2) |
8.9% |
11.3% |
| Capital expenditure |
£118.2m |
£126.6m |
| Operating Cash Flow (3) |
£220.8m |
£219.0m |
| Employees (at period end) |
33,442 |
34,043 |
| Group financial
performance indicators |
| |
2007 |
2006 |
| Effective tax rate |
26.6% |
14.6% |
| Diluted earnings per share |
20.45p |
22.98p |
Notes:
(1) Before restructuring initiatives.
(2) Return on invested capital is calculated for total operations
before restructuring initiatives.
(3) Operating cash flow is cash generated from operations less net
capital expenditure
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