: five year summary :
| all figures in £ millions |
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
| Sales | |||||
| Continuing operations |
1,484
|
1,830
|
2,011
|
2,251
|
3,332
|
| Discontinued operations |
346
|
356
|
282
|
144
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
1,830
|
2,186
|
2,293
|
2,395
|
3,332
|
|
| Operating profit | |||||
| FT Group |
68
|
89
|
108
|
114
|
103
|
| Pearson Education |
23
|
60
|
60
|
(34)
|
36
|
| The Penguin Group |
26
|
(73)
|
58
|
46
|
64
|
| Pearson Television |
65
|
40
|
26
|
61
|
67
|
| Cedar Fair |
10
|
16
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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| Continuing operations |
192
|
132
|
252
|
187
|
270
|
| Discontinued operations |
75
|
57
|
76
|
63
|
48
|
| Operating profit |
267
|
189
|
328
|
250
|
318
|
| Operating profit before internet enterprises, | |||||
| goodwill and other items |
267
|
289
|
328
|
389
|
588
|
| Profit/(loss) on sale of fixed assets and investments |
123
|
(14)
|
23
|
142
|
352
|
| Profit/(loss) on sale of businesses and associates |
6
|
229
|
(180)
|
276
|
(43)
|
|
|
|
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| Profit before interest |
396
|
404
|
171
|
668
|
627
|
| Net interest payable |
(31)
|
(37)
|
(42)
|
(39)
|
(147)
|
| Loan stock redemption premium |
––
|
(10)
|
––
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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| Profit before taxation |
365
|
357
|
129
|
629
|
480
|
| Taxation |
(93)
|
(109)
|
(89)
|
(188)
|
(180)
|
|
|
|
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| Profit after taxation |
272
|
248
|
40
|
441
|
300
|
| Equity minority interests |
(11)
|
(8)
|
(2)
|
(4)
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
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| Profit for the financial year |
261
|
240
|
38
|
437
|
294
|
|
|
|
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| Adjusted earnings per equity share before | |||||
| internet enterprises• |
28.8p
|
30.6p
|
34.9p
|
42.0p
|
53.3p
|
| Adjusted earnings per equity share after | |||||
| internet enterprises |
28.8p
|
30.6p
|
34.9p
|
42.0p
|
48.5p
|
| Earnings per equity share |
47.1p
|
42.8p
|
6.6p
|
74.1p
|
48.2p
|
| Diluted earnings per equity share |
46.4p
|
42.5p
|
6.4p
|
73.3p
|
47.5p
|
| Dividends per equity share |
16.5p
|
18.0p
|
19.5p
|
21.0p
|
22.5p
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|||||
| all figures in £ millions |
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
| Capital employed | |||||
| Net assets |
856
|
393
|
156
|
1,084
|
1,327
|
| Deferred tax and other provisions |
134
|
189
|
212
|
273
|
227
|
| Net debt |
63
|
430
|
707
|
2,279
|
1,995
|
|
|
|
||||
|
1,053
|
1,012
|
1,075
|
3,636
|
3,549
|
|
|
|
|
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| Share statistics | |||||
| Equity shares – weighted average |
554.1m
|
560.6m
|
572.8m
|
589.8m
|
610.2m
|
| Share price – year end |
624p
|
750p
|
791p
|
1193p
|
2004p
|
| Share price – high |
684p
|
760p
|
849p
|
1193p
|
2004p
|
| Share price – low |
543p
|
601p
|
665p
|
757p
|
1173p
|
|
|
|
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| Average number employed | |||||
| Continuing operations |
12,540
|
13,741
|
14,526
|
15,579
|
23,872
|
| Discontinued operations |
6,882
|
6,206
|
3,780
|
2,821
|
– –
|
|
|
|
||||
|
19,422
|
19,947
|
18,306
|
18,400
|
23,872
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted
in accordance with note 9. Other items comprise a £100m charge
for Penguin |
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