5 Year Summary
| Five year financial summary | 2016 £M |
2015 £M |
2014 £M |
2013 £M |
2012 £M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue |
763.4 | 735.4 | 783.2 | 746.8 | 651.7 |
| Impairment | (187.5) | (188.9) | (220.0) | (198.6) | (176.2) |
| Revenue less impairment |
575.9 | 546.5 | 563.2 | 548.2 | 475.5 |
| Finance costs |
(47.1) | (41.6) | (45.3) | (49.0) | (41.6) |
| Operating costs |
(130.7) | (116.8) | (120.0) | (112.5) | (100.3) |
| Administrative expenses |
(305.5) | (272.0) | (274.4) | (268.6) | (238.5) |
| Profit before tax and exceptional items |
92.6 | 116.1 | 123.5 | 118.1 | 95.1 |
| Exceptional items |
- | (15.9) | (23.3) | 12.4 | (4.8) |
| Profit before taxation |
92.6 | 100.2 | 100.2 | 130.5 | 90.3 |
| Tax charge |
(25.7) | (37.7) | (28.4) | (34.9) | (16.2) |
| Profit after taxation |
66.9 | 62.5 | 71.8 | 95.6 | 74.1 |
| Earnings per share (p) – (continuing operations) |
30.2 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 35.5 | 27.6 |
| Earnings per share (p) – (including discontinuing operations) |
30.2 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 35.5 | 27.6 |
| Dividend per share (p) |
12.4 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 7.7 |