Consolidated income statement

 

Year ended 2 February 2013

        2012/13     2011/12
£ millions Notes Before exceptional items Exceptional items
(note 4)
Total Before exceptional items Exceptional items
(note 4)
Total
Continuing operations:              
Sales 3 10,573 - 10,573 10,831 - 10,831
Cost of sales   (6,618) - (6,618) (6,748) - (6,748)
Gross profit 3,955 - 3,955 4,083 - 4,083
Selling and distribution expenses   (2,766) (17) (2,783) (2,769) (9) (2,778)
Administrative expenses   (524) (9) (533) (560) - (560)
Other income   36 - 36 33 (3) 30
Share of post-tax results
of joint ventures and associates
  20 - 20 32 - 32
Operating profit 721 (26) 695 819 (12) 807
               
Analysed as:              
Retail profit 3 781 (26) 755 882 (12) 870
Central costs   (42) - (42) (43) - (43)
Share of interest and tax
of joint ventures and associates
(18) - (18) (20) - (20)
               
Finance costs   (19) - (19) (31) - (31)
Finance income 15 - 15 21 - 21
Net finance costs 5 (4) - (4) (10) - (10)
Profit before taxation   717 (26) 691 809 (12) 797
Income tax expense 6 (128) 1 (127) (165) 7 (158)
Profit for the year 589 (25) 564 644 (5) 639
               
Attributable to:              
Equity shareholders of the Company     564     640
Non-controlling interests       -     (1)
    640     639
               
Earnings per share 7            
Basic       24.1p     27.5p
Diluted       23.8p     26.9p
Adjusted basic       22.3p     25.1p
Adjusted diluted       22.0p     24.6p

The proposed final dividend for the year ended 2 February 2013, subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, is 6.37p per share.

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