Consolidated income statement

For the 52 weeks ended 28 February 2009

  52 weeks ended 28 February 2009 52 weeks ended 1 March 2008
  Notes Before
exceptional
items
£m
Exceptional
items
£m
After
exceptional
items
£m
Before
exceptional
items
£m
Exceptional
items
£m
After
exceptional
items
£m
Revenue 5,6 5,897.4 5,897.4 5,984.8 5,984.8
Cost of sales   (3,873.8) (3,873.8) (3,881.0) (3,881.0)
Gross profit   2,023.6 2,023.6 2,103.8 2,103.8
Net operating expenses 7,9 (1,731.6) (694.0) (2,425.6) (1,717.5) 0.8 (1,716.7)
Operating profit/(loss) 5 292.0 (694.0) (402.0) 386.3 0.8 387.1
– Finance income   63.7 63.7 62.3 62.3
– Finance expense   (53.5) (53.5) (25.0) (25.0)
Net financing income 10 10.2 10.2 37.3 37.3
Share of post-tax (loss)/profit of joint ventures and associates 17 (2.4) (2.4) 1.6 1.6
Profit/(loss) before tax   299.8 (694.0) (394.2) 425.2 0.8 426.0
Taxation 9,11 (101.2) 82.3 (18.9) (137.1) 5.7 (131.4)
Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to equity shareholders   198.6 (611.7) (413.1) 288.1 6.5 294.6
 
Earnings per share       pence     pence
– Basic 13     (47.7)     34.0
– Diluted 13     (47.7)     33.6

Non-GAAP measures Notes 52 weeks
ended
28 February
2009
£m
52 weeks
ended
1 March
2008
£m
Reconciliation of profit before tax (‘PBT’) to benchmark PBT
(Loss)/profit before tax   (394.2) 426.0
Adjusted for:      
Exceptional items 9 694.0 (0.8)
Demerger incentive schemes 29 8.4 11.7
Financing fair value remeasurements 10 28.9 9.0
Financing impact on retirement benefit balances 10 (11.2) (13.0)
Discount unwind on exceptional onerous lease provisions   1.8
Benchmark PBT   327.7 432.9
 
Benchmark earnings per share   pence pence
– Basic 13 25.9 33.9
– Diluted 13 25.6 33.6