52 weeks
to 1 April
2011
(audited)
£m
52 weeks
to 30 March
2012
(audited)
£m
52 weeks
to 29 March
2013
(audited)
£m
52 weeks
to 28 March
2014
(audited)
£m
52 weeks
to 27 March
2015
(proforma)*
£m
Revenue869.7863.1871.3939.71,004.9
Cost of sales(384.7)(390.3)(394.2)(435.5)(469.8)
Gross profit485.0472.8477.1504.2535.1
Operating expenses(364.4)(373.7)(400.0)(426.4)(450.5)
Operating profit before non-recurring items128.197.278.177.884.6
Non-recurring operating expenses(7.5)1.9(1.0)(0.2)(0.3)
Operating profit120.699.177.177.684.3
Net finance costs(2.5)(5.0)(6.1)(5.0)(3.5)
Profit before tax and non-recurring items125.692.272.072.881.1
Non-recurring operating expenses(7.5)1.9(1.0)(0.2)(0.3)
Profit before tax118.194.171.072.680.8
Taxation(34.7)(24.8)(18.2)(17.0)(17.4)
Taxation on non-recurring items2.1(0.9)(0.1)(0.1)(0.1)
Profit attributable to equity shareholders85.568.452.755.563.3
Basic earnings per share40.7p34.2p27.2p28.6p32.5p
Basic earnings per share before non-recurring items43.2p33.7p27.7p28.8p32.7p
Weighted average number of shares210.4m199.9m194.3m194.0m194.2m