directors report and accounts 2006 - Financial review - supporting data
Annual Report
and Accounts 2006
1) Profit from operations like-for-like
| £ million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | Variance | |
| Profit from operations | 2,797 | 2,607 | +7% |
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2) Interest cover
| times | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | |
| Interest cover | 8.1x | 8.8x |
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3) Underlying tax rate - subsidiaries
| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | |
| Underlying tax rate - subsidiaries | 29.6 | 31.4 |
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4) Adjusted diluted earnings per share
| pence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | Variance | |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | 98.12 | 89.34 | +10% |
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5) Dividends per share declared
| pence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | Variance | |
| Dividends per share declared | 55.9 | 47.0 | +19% |
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