Ten year history
| |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005
|
2004 |
| Revenue * (£m) |
3,548 |
3,441 |
3,298 |
3,406 |
3,271 |
3,329 |
3,284 |
3,106 |
2,858 |
2,516 |
| Profit before tax * (£m) |
622 |
570 |
543 |
505 |
429 |
498 |
478 |
449 |
424 |
358 |
| Taxation * (£m) |
(149) |
(143) |
(150) |
(141) |
(127) |
(144) |
(147) |
(136) |
(119) |
(108) |
| Profit after tax * (£m) |
473 |
427 |
393 |
364 |
302 |
354 |
331 |
313 |
305 |
250 |
| Shareholders’ funds (£m) |
286 |
223 |
232 |
133 |
156 |
(79) |
189 |
256 |
276 |
155 |
| Underlying EPS (p) |
297.7 |
255.4 |
221.9 |
188.5 |
156.0 |
168.7 |
146.1 |
127.4 |
120.2 |
93.9 |
| Dividends per share (p) |
105.0 |
90.0 |
78.0 |
66.0 |
55.0 |
55.0 |
49.0 |
44.0 |
41.0 |
35.0 |
| Shares in issue at year end (m) |
161 |
169 |
181 |
191 |
197 |
201 |
227 |
246 |
261 |
265 |
| Shares buybacks (shares, m) |
7.5 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
26.1 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
4.0 |
21.7 |
| Share buybacks (£m) |
241 |
290 |
205 |
120 |
54 |
514 |
316 |
218 |
57 |
209 |
| Share price at year end (p) |
4059 |
2639 |
1994 |
1966 |
1097 |
1375 |
1946 |
1698 |
1592 |
1292 |
| Market cap at year end (£m) |
6,544 |
4,453 |
3,614 |
3,758 |
2,162 |
2,764 |
4,418 |
4,179 |
4,157 |
3,425 |
|
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* In July 2011 Ventura, the Group's customer service management business, was sold for £65m cash. Figures for 2013, 2012 and 2011 relate to underlying continuing business and exclude Ventura. Previous years are as reported and have not been restated to exclude Ventura.