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  IFRS
2006
£m
IFRS
2005
£m
UK GAAP
2004
£m
UK GAAP
2003
£m
UK GAAP
2002
£m
Results          
Revenue 1,568.5 1,420.5 1,792.3 2,076.6 2,114.4
Operating profit/(loss) 136.1 132.9 129.7 (466.2) 96.5
Finance charges (net) (16.0) (21.9) (27.3) (33.5) (59.8)
Profit/(loss) before taxation 115.0 104.9 95.8 (500.2) 42.0
Tax (charge)/credit (26.4) (25.3) 8.8 (25.0) (15.0)
Profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders of the parent 115.4 86.9 104.6 (525.2) 27.0
           
Net assets          
Non-current assets 893.4 866.7 831.7 1,259.8 1,981.0
Current assets 395.3 321.7 717.1 455.0 483.6
Current liabilities (excluding provisions) (439.4) (517.4) (674.6) (504.2) (524.0)
Non-current liabilities (excluding provisions) (527.8) (462.6) (292.2) (640.7) (808.1)
Provisions (109.9) (93.0) (192.0) (252.8) (223.4)
Total equity 211.6 115.4 390.0 317.1 909.1
           
Cash and debt          
Cash at bank and in hand 198.5 140.0 476.5 164.7 150.0
Gross debt (334.4) (354.6) (544.1) (724.7) (924.6)
Net debt (UK GAAP) (135.9) (214.6) (67.6) (560.0) (774.6)
           
Cash flow          
Free cash flow 175.5 173.6 209.5 217.8 184.3
           
Ratios          
Earnings per ordinary share* 10.6p 9.5p 6.7p 6.4p 6.3p
Dividends per ordinary share 3.7p 3.3p 2.9p 2.6p 2.6p
           
Free cash flow per ordinary share 16.3p 15.0p 15.9p 16.6p 14.1p
           
Ordinary shares in issue at year end 1,093.6m 1,069.5m 1,335.4m 1,320.9m 1,320.9m

*before intangible asset amortisation and exceptional items

The effect of the adoption of IFRS on the information for the year ended 30 April 2005 is given in note 36 of the Group financial statements (PDF, 226KB, opens in a new window).

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