| |
| |
Note |
|
Before exceptional items and goodwill
amortisation
£000 |
|
Exceptional items £000 |
|
Goodwill
amortisation £000 |
|
Year ended
31 December
2004
£000 |
|
Year ended
31 December
2003
£000 |
|
 |
| Turnover |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations |
|
|
476,429 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
476,429 |
|
348,363 |
|
|
| Discontinued operations |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
11,834 |
|
|
| Total turnover |
1 |
|
476,429 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
476,429 |
|
360,197 |
|
|
| Cost of sales |
|
|
(418,165 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
(418,165 |
) |
(313,023 |
) |
|
| Gross profit |
|
|
58,264 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
58,264 |
|
47,174 |
|
|
| Net operating expenses |
2 |
|
(49,254 |
) |
(599 |
) |
(2,050 |
) |
(51,903 |
) |
(54,297 |
) |
|
Operating
profit (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing
operations |
|
|
9,010 |
|
(599 |
) |
(2,050 |
) |
(6,361 |
) |
(3,699 |
) |
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
Operating profit
(loss) |
1 |
|
9,010 |
|
(599 |
) |
(2,050 |
) |
6,361 |
|
(7,123 |
) |
| (Loss) on sale of subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
(12,656 |
) |
| Interest receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
215 |
|
936 |
|
| Interest payable |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(734 |
) |
(103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) on
ordinary activities
before taxation |
|
|
5,842 |
|
(18,946 |
) |
|
| Taxation |
5 |
|
4,823 |
|
- |
|
|
Profit (loss) for
the
financial period |
|
|
10,665 |
|
(18,946 |
) |
|
| Dividends |
6 |
|
(461 |
) |
(299 |
) |
|
Transfer to
(from) reserves |
17 |
|
(10,204 |
) |
(19,245 |
) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings
(loss) per share |
7 |
|
7.00 |
p |
(12.92 |
p) |
Diluted earnings
(loss) per share |
7 |
|
6.80 |
p |
(12.92 |
p) |
|
|
