Revenue | 809.5 | 831.6 | 869.7 | 863.1 | 871.3 |
Cost of sales | (388.1) | (378.9) | (384.7) | (390.3) | (394.2) |
Gross profit | 421.4 | 452.7 | 485.0 | 472.8 | 477.1 |
Operating expenses | (329.7) | (340.4) | (364.4) | (373.7) | (400.0) |
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Operating profit before non-recurring items | 104.0 | 119.7 | 128.1 | 97.2 | 78.1 |
Non-recurring operating expenses | (12.3) | (7.4) | (7.5) | 1.9 | (1.0) |
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Operating profit | 91.7 | 112.3 | 120.6 | 99.1 | 77.1 |
Net finance costs | (14.2) | (2.6) | (2.5) | (5.0) | (6.1) |
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Profit before tax and non-recurring items | 94.4 | 117.1 | 125.6 | 92.2 | 72.0 |
Non-recurring operating expenses | (12.3) | (7.4) | (7.5) | 1.9 | (1.0) |
Non-recurring finance costs | (4.6) | — | — | — | — |
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Profit before tax | 77.5 | 109.7 | 118.1 | 94.1 | 71.0 |
Taxation | (26.3) | (34.1) | (34.7) | (24.8) | (18.2) |
Taxation on non-recurring items | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | (0.9) | (0.1) |
Profit attributable to equity shareholders | 55.8 | 77.0 | 85.5 | 68.4 | 52.7 |
Basic earnings per share | 26.6p | 36.8p | 40.7p | 34.2p | 27.2p |
Basic earnings per share before non-recurring items | 32.5p | 39.7p | 43.2p | 33.7p | 26.9p |
Weighted average number of shares | 209.5m | 209.1m | 210.4m | 199.9m | 194.3m |