| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Growth Metrics | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Annualisation Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.7% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| Continuing Operations | |||||
| PE Ratio - Adjusted | 20.7 | 33.1 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 21.2 |
| PE Ratio - Diluted | 28.6 19.5 |
11.8 31.4 |
13.3 n/a |
18.9 16.9 |
20.7 20.5 |
| PEG - Adjusted | 0.3 | n/a | 0.4 | 0.5 | n/a |
| PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
0.3 n/a |
1.1 0.6 |
n/a n/a |
| Return on Capital Employed | n/a n/a |
131.39% 66.04% |
235.96% 253.36% |
100.85% 110.22% |
39.50% 39.59% |
| Operating Margin | 7.00% 12.27% |
16.51% 8.30% |
17.00% 18.50% |
17.08% 18.83% |
17.58% 17.62% |
| Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
| PE Ratio - Adjusted | 20.7 | 33.1 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 21.2 |
| PE Ratio - Diluted | 28.6 19.5 |
11.8 31.4 |
13.3 n/a |
3.5 14.5 |
15.6 15.4 |
| PEG - Adjusted | 0.3 | n/a | 0.4 | 0.5 | n/a |
| PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
0.0 1.0 |
0.5 0.6 |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Gearing | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Net Gearing | (50.10%) | 234.59% | 174.60% | 187.01% | (50.05%) |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Value Metrics | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Price/Book Value | (12.8) | (121.0) | n/a | 542.7 | 7.4 |
| Price/Tangible Book Value | (12.1) | (78.7) | n/a | (2,080.3) | 7.5 |
| Price/ Cash Flow | 10.5 | (50.7) | n/a | 34.0 | 14.0 |
| Price/Revenue | 1.69 | 1.70 | n/a | 2.48 | 2.89 |
| Price/R&D | 84.3 | 76.4 | n/a | 121.2 | n/a |
| Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) | (70.29p) | (6.57p) | n/a | 1.76p | 119.54p |
| Net Cash per Share | 10.68p | 10.40p | n/a | 7.88p | n/a |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Annualised Fundamentals | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Continuing Operations | |||||
| Revenue | 528.30 | 463.90 | 561.10 | 502.40 | 467.00 |
| EBITDA | 63.60 91.40 |
101.00 62.90 |
118.40 125.90 |
109.50 118.30 |
82.10 80.40 |
| Depreciation | (26.60) (26.60) |
(24.40) (24.40) |
(23.00) (22.10) |
(23.70) (23.70) |
n/a 1.90 |
| Net Interest | (4.10) (4.10) |
(3.80) (3.80) |
(5.10) (5.10) |
1.40 1.40 |
2.00 2.00 |
| Profit Before Tax | 32.90 60.70 |
72.80 34.70 |
96.60 104.10 |
96.10 104.90 |
91.20 91.40 |
| Revenue per Share | 532.02p | 468.59p | n/a | 384.39p | 306.23p |
| Pre-Tax Profit per Share | 33.13p 61.13p |
73.53p 35.05p |
n/a n/a |
73.53p 80.26p |
59.80p 59.93p |
| Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) | 895.48 | 788.17 | n/a | 933.86 | 988.68 |
| Enterprise Value (EV) £ (Millions) | 937.78 | 829.77 | 7.80 | 1,001.76 | 982.78 |
| EBITDA/EV | 6.78% 9.75% |
12.17% 7.58% |
1,517.95% 1,614.10% |
10.93% 11.81% |
8.35% 8.18% |
| Operating Margin | 7.00% 12.27% |
16.51% 8.30% |
17.00% 18.50% |
17.08% 18.83% |
17.58% 17.62% |
| Capital Employed £ (Millions) | (12.80) | 58.30 | 43.10 | 93.90 | 225.80 |
| Return on Capital Employed | n/a n/a |
131.39% 66.04% |
235.96% 253.36% |
100.85% 110.22% |
39.50% 39.59% |
| Invested Equity Capital £ (Millions) | (41.30) | 14.30 | 6.60 | 17.70 | 243.10 |
| Earnings per Share - Basic | 31.80p 46.53p |
67.60p 25.45p |
71.00p n/a |
50.90p 56.92p |
43.40p 44.07p |
| Earnings per Share - Diluted | 31.50p 46.11p |
67.20p 25.30p |
70.50p n/a |
50.40p 56.36p |
42.70p 43.27p |
| Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 43.50p | 24.00p | 76.20p | 57.00p | 41.70p |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -53% 83% |
-5% n/a |
40% n/a |
17% 29% |
-1% -5% |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -53% 82% |
-5% n/a |
40% n/a |
18% 30% |
-0% -4% |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 81% | -68% | 34% | 37% | -5% |
| PE Ratio - Diluted | 28.6 19.5 |
11.8 31.4 |
13.3 n/a |
18.9 16.9 |
20.7 20.5 |
| PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
0.3 n/a |
1.1 0.6 |
n/a n/a |
| Tax Rate | 2.13% | 7.42% | 31.01% | 29.82% | 29.37% |
| Dividend Cover | 1.03 1.10 |
0.57 0.60 |
1.80 n/a |
1.39 1.39 |
1.95 2.06 |
| Interest Cover | 8.48 14.80 |
16.49 8.38 |
18.89 20.28 |
16.02 17.39 |
39.00 39.08 |
| Continuing & Discontinued Operations | |||||
| Earnings per Share - Basic | 31.80p 46.53p |
67.60p 25.45p |
71.00p n/a |
277.70p 66.56p |
57.80p 58.43p |
| Earnings per Share - Diluted | 31.50p 46.11p |
67.20p 25.30p |
70.50p n/a |
275.00p 65.91p |
56.70p 57.37p |
| Earnings per Share - Adjusted | 43.50p | 24.00p | 76.20p | 57.00p | 41.70p |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Basic | -53% 83% |
-5% n/a |
-74% -100% |
380% 14% |
32% 26% |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted | -53% 82% |
-5% n/a |
-74% -100% |
385% 15% |
32% 27% |
| Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted | 81% | -68% | 34% | 37% | -5% |
| PE Ratio - Diluted | 28.6 19.5 |
11.8 31.4 |
13.3 n/a |
3.5 14.5 |
15.6 15.4 |
| PEG - Diluted | n/a 0.2 |
n/a n/a |
n/a n/a |
0.0 1.0 |
0.5 0.6 |
| Dividend Cover | 1.03 1.10 |
0.57 0.60 |
1.80 n/a |
1.39 1.62 |
1.95 2.73 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | (76.51%) (111.86%) |
467.83% 176.22% |
1,059.09% 1,256.06% |
2,050.85% 491.53% |
36.24% 36.65% |
| Operating Cash Flow per Share | 86.10p | (15.66p) | n/a | 28.08p | 63.28p |
| Gross Cash Flow per Share | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a | cn/a |
| Cash Incr/Decr per Share | (0.91p) | (14.04p) | n/a | (50.12p) | (20.79p) |
| Capital Expenditure per Share | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13.38p |
| Dividend per Share | 42.30p | 42.30p | 42.30p | 41.10p | 21.40p |
| Dividend per Share Growth | n/a | n/a | 2.92% | 92.06% | 12.04% |
| Dividend Yield | 4.7% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| Shareholders Funds | (49.50) | 13.30 | 6.30 | 17.70 | 213.20 |
| Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 24.80 | 31.20 | 11.00 | 33.10 | (106.70) |
| Net Asset Value per Share (inc. Intangibles) | (74.22p) | (10.10p) | n/a | (0.46p) | 118.03p |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Gearing - inc Intangibles | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Shareholders' Funds inc Intangibles | (49.50) | 13.30 | 6.30 | 17.70 | 213.20 |
| Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 24.80 | 31.20 | 11.00 | 33.10 | (106.70) |
| Net Gearing | (50.10%) | 234.59% | 174.60% | 187.01% | (50.05%) |
| Cash & Near Cash | 24.00 | 32.60 | 41.60 | 58.50 | 120.30 |
| Cash | (48.48%) | 245.11% | 660.32% | 330.51% | 56.43% |
| Gross Borrowings | 48.80 | 63.80 | 52.60 | 91.60 | 13.60 |
| Gross Gearing | 98.59% | 479.70% | 834.92% | 517.51% | 6.38% |
| Borrowings Under 5 years | 48.80 | 63.80 | 52.60 | 91.60 | 13.60 |
| Under 5 years | (98.59%) | 479.70% | 834.92% | 517.51% | 6.38% |
| Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.60 |
| Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.03% |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Gearing - exc Intangibles | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Shareholders' Funds exc Intangibles | (73.70) | (10.00) | (13.00) | (0.60) | 180.00 |
| Net Borrowings £ (Millions) | 24.80 | 31.20 | 11.00 | 33.10 | (106.70) |
| Net Gearing | (33.65%) | n/a | (84.62%) | n/a | (59.28%) |
| Cash & Near Cash | 24.00 | 32.60 | 41.60 | 58.50 | 120.30 |
| Cash | (32.56%) | (326.00%) | (320.00%) | (9,750.02%) | 66.83% |
| Gross Borrowings | 48.80 | 63.80 | 52.60 | 91.60 | 13.60 |
| Gross Gearing | 66.21% | 638.00% | 404.62% | 15,266.71% | 7.56% |
| Borrowings Under 5 years | 48.80 | 63.80 | 52.60 | 91.60 | 13.60 |
| Under 5 years | (66.21%) | (638.00%) | (404.62%) | (15,266.71%) | 7.56% |
| Borrowings Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.60 |
| Under 1 year | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.78% |
| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Cover | 31-Mar-12 | 26-Mar-11 | 27-Mar-10 | 28-Mar-09 | 29-Mar-08 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.78 |
| Current Ratio | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 1.08 |
* GAAP
a. Includes discontinued activities
b. Based on operating cash flow before tax
c. Not disclosed under IFRS
d. Includes non-current assets
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