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Five year summary
| 2024 £m | 2023 £m | 2022 £m | 2021 £m | 2020 £m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 757.1 | 802.5 | 743.6 | 615.8 | 598.0 |
| Profit: | |||||
| Adjusted operating profit | 129.0 | 127.6 | 112.2 | 94.8 | 75.3 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible assets | (10.4) | (8.1) | (9.3) | (10.3) | (9.8) |
| Acquisition costs | (2.4) | (0.3) | (0.9) | (0.7) | (2.1) |
| Operating profit prior to exceptional items | 116.2 | 119.2 | 102.0 | 83.8 | 63.4 |
| Exceptional items | (78.3) | – | – | – | (58.4) |
| Operating profit | 37.9 | 119.2 | 102.0 | 83.8 | 5.0 |
| Net finance charge | (9.5) | (7.5) | (6.7) | (6.3) | (6.5) |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 28.4 | 111.7 | 95.3 | 77..5 | (1.5) |
| Taxation | (7.7) | (24.9) | (21.0) | (17.5) | 2.3 |
| Profit after taxation | 20.7 | 86.8 | 74.3 | 60.0 | 0.8 |
| Non-controlling interests | (0.7) | (1.2) | (0.6) | (0.5) | (0.4) |
| Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent | 20.0 | 85.6 | 73.7 | 59.5 | 0.4 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (pence) | 48.6 | 48.4 | 42.7 | 35.8 | 27.8 |
| Full year dividend per share (pence) | 23.0 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 19.4 |
| Assets employed | |||||
| Intangible assets | 321.4 | 332.7 | 344.7 | 322.0 | 323.5 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 481.2 | 504.9 | 516.3 | 489.3 | 522.6 |
| Other assets (liabilities) | (0.9) | 6.4 | 20.4 | (9.5) | (66.6) |
| 801.7 | 844.0 | 881.4 | 801.8 | 779.5 | |
| Financed by | |||||
| Share capital | 31.6 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| Reserves | 636.5 | 757.7 | 747.8 | 651.6 | 647.4 |
| Shareholders’ funds | 668.1 | 790.8 | 780.9 | 684.7 | 680.5 |
| Non-controlling interests | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Net debt | 131.8 | 51.7 | 99.4 | 116.4 | 98.1 |
| Capital employed | 801.7 | 844.0 | 881.4 | 801.8 | 779.5 |
| Net assets per share (pence) | 365.3 | 413.0 | 407.9 | 357.6 | 355.4 |
| Average capital employed1 | 822.9 | 862.8 | 841.6 | 789.9 | 770.5 |
| Return on capital employed1 (%): | 15.7 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 9.8 |
1 Adjusted operating profit divided by the average of opening and closing capital employed
