5 Year Summary


Income Statement     
 20102009200820072006
REVENUE114,992101,752105,56498,17992,555
Administrative expenses(105,356)(93,834)(95,225)(84,672)(81,194)
Other income8813---
OPERATING PROFIT9,7247,93110,33913,50711,361
Interest payable(22)(106)(100)(46)(153)
Interest receivable3991,4452,0782,1511,825
Profit on disposal of investments170(56)801,974948
PROFIT BEFORE TAX10,2719,21412,39717,58613,981
Taxation(3,428)(2,746)(3,459)(5,235)(4,377)
PROFIT AFTER TAX6,8436,4688,93812,3519,604
Profit attributable to minority interest---22(34)
PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS6,8436,4688,93812,3739,570
      
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE15.4414.6520.8929.2522.70
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE15.4414.6520.2128.1621.78
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE DECLARED FOR THE YEAR9.458.758.608.106.75
      
MARGIN %8.93%9.06%11.74%17.91%15.11%
      
  
Balance Sheet     
 20102009200820072006
FIXED ASSETS 
Goodwill25,45025,45023,23815,43415,603
Intangible assets9,97811,1975,5613,169-
Property, plant and equipment6,0707,7477,4206,1285,480
Deferred tax assets516587---
Trade and other receivables1,511----
Available for sale investments6,4266,2004,9074,9427,170
 49,95151,18141,12629,67328,253
      
CURRENT ASSETS 
Trade and other receivables188,103257,187299,052267,474239,890
Held for trading investments751632,5751,234-
Cash and cash equivalents36,61735,95132,52742,30548,108
 224,795293,301334,154311,013287,998
      
CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Financial liabilities(843)(1,749)(519)(881)(1,001)
Trade and other payables(192,945)(264,363)(297,341)(271,214)(253,190)
Current tax liabilities(1,662)(574)(798)(3,011)(3,099)
 (195,450)(266,686)(298,658)(275,106)(257,290)
      
NET CURRENT ASSETS29,34526,61535,49635,90730,708
      
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Financial liabilities(15)(28)(1,404)(97)(556)
Retirement benefit liability(4,956)(3,894)(1,952)(1,521)(2,429)
Deferred tax liabilities--(195)(36)(504)
Other non-current liabilities(900)(1,724)(1,992)-(100)
 (5,871)(5,646)(5,543)(1,654)(3,589)
      
NET ASSETS73,42572,15071,07963,92655,372
      
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Ordinary shares11,13611,03511,02910,59210,541
Share premium1,7721,8731,85537921
Other reserves2,3232,2952,5092,2893,955
Retained earnings58,09756,85055,58950,56940,675
      
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY73,32872,05370,98263,82955,192
Minority interest in equity97979797180
      
TOTAL EQUITY73,42572,15071,07963,92655,372
      
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE164.82163.47161.11150.55131.34
RETURN ON INVESTMENT13.99%12.78%17.44%27.55%25.25%

The financial information set out in these schedules is unaudited and does not comprise statutory accounts for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006.

Charles Stanley