| |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Change |
| Revenue (€ million) |
|
3,205 |
|
|
2,934 |
|
+9% |
| EBITDA
(€ million)# |
|
323 |
|
|
298 |
|
+8% |
| Operating
profit (€ million)* |
|
266 |
|
|
245 |
|
+9% |
| Profit
before taxation (€ million)# |
|
229 |
|
|
211 |
|
+8% |
| EPS
- basic (cent) |
|
86.2 |
|
|
91.0 |
|
|
| Adjusted
EPS (cent)* |
|
84.3 |
|
|
78.0 |
|
+8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Share
purchase per Grafton Unit (cent) |
|
22.0 |
|
|
18.75 |
|
+17% |
| Share
purchase cover (times) |
|
3.8 |
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
| Net
finance cost
cover (times) |
|
7.8 |
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
| Cash
flow per share (cent)** |
|
108 |
|
|
100 |
|
+8% |
| Net
assets per share (cent) |
|
464 |
|
|
424 |
|
+9% |
| Net debt to shareholders' funds |
|
52% |
|
|
54% |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation charge (€ million) |
|
56.8 |
|
|
53.2 |
|
|
| intangibles
amortisation (€ million) |
|
2.2 |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
| Acquisition
expenditure (€ million) |
|
89 |
|
|
87 |
|
|
| Capital expenditure (€ million) |
|
105 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| #
Excludes property profit. |
| * Before property profit and intangible amortisation. |
| **Based
on profit after tax, excluding property profit, plus depreciation
and intangible amortisation. |