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Five year record

 
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
£ millions 52 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks 53 weeks1
  1. Like-for-like sales growth in 2012/13 is calculated by comparing 53 weeks against the equivalent 53 weeks of the prior year. This only impacts the UK & Ireland businesses with all of the other businesses reporting on a calendar basis. The effect of the 53rd week on the results of the Group is the inclusion of an additional £72m sales and an immaterial benefit to retail profit.
  2. Net current liabilities and other net non-current liabilities reported above exclude any components of net debt/(cash).
  3. Excluding business acquisitions.
Income statement
Sales 10,026 10,503 10,450 10,831 10,573
Retail profit 503 664 762 882 781
Central costs (41) (41) (41) (43) (42)
Share of interest and tax of joint ventures and associates (16) (17) (17) (20) (18)
Operating profit before exceptional items 446 606 704 819 721
Net finance costs before financing fair value remeasurements (78) (59) (34) (12) (6)
Adjusted pre-tax profit 368 547 670 807 715
Exceptional items (273) 17 (6) (12) (26)
Financing fair value remeasurements (5) 2 7 2 2
Profit before taxation 90 566 671 797 691
Income tax expense (88) (181) (180) (158) (127)
Profit from continuing operations 2 385 491 639 564
Balance sheet
Goodwill and other intangible assets 2,469 2,465 2,481 2,520 2,565
Property, plant and equipment and investment property 3,723 3,636 3,664 3,722 3,814
Investments in joint ventures and associates 219 234 259 271 289
Net current liabilities 2 (278) (648) (576) (290) (128)
Post employment benefits (74) (198) (58) (15) -
Other net non-current liabilities 2 (257) (284) (324) (393) (422)
Capital employed 5,802 5,205 5,446 5,815 6,118
Equity shareholders' funds 4,783 4,945 5,452 5,719 6,148
Non-controlling interests 15 10 8 8 8
Net debt/(cash) 1,004 250 (14) 88 (38)
Capital employed 5,802 5,205 5,446 5,815 6,118
Other financial data
Like-for-like sales growth (4.1%) (1.5%) (0.9%) 1.3% (2.9%)
Effective tax rate 31% 30% 29% 28% 27%
Basic earnings per share (pence) 0.2 16.5 21.0 27.5 24.1
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence) 11.0 16.4 20.5 25.1 22.3
Dividend per share (pence) 5.325 5.5 7.07 8.84 9.46
Gross capital expenditure 3 390 256 310 450 316

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