| Notes | (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 September 2009 £m |
(Unaudited) Six months ended 30 September 2008 £m |
(Audited) Year ended 31 March 2009 £m |
|
| Revenue | 4 | 51.0 | 35.6 | 93.7 |
| Cost of sales | (31.8) | (22.4) | (57.9) | |
| Gross profit | 19.2 | 13.2 | 35.8 | |
| Other operating income | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.3 | |
| Selling and marketing costs | (3.7) | (3.0) | (8.1) | |
| Administrative expenses | (14.6) | (8.2) | (21.6) | |
| Operating profit | 4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 10.4 |
| Finance income | 8 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 19.2 |
| Finance costs | 9 | (10.6) | (10.8) | (22.1) |
| Profit before taxation | 0.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | |
| Income tax expense | (0.1) | - | (0.5) | |
| Profit for the period entirely attributable to the equity holders of the Company | 0.1 | 2.9 | 7.0 | |
| Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company during the period | ||||
| Basic and diluted (pence) | 10 | - | 1.7p | 3.5p |
Consolidated income statement – alternative performance measures (note 3)
Adjusted operating profit and adjusted profit before taxation
| Notes | Six months ended 30 September 2009 £m |
Six months ended 30 September 2008 £m |
Year ended 31 March 2009 £m |
|
| Operating profit | 4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 10.4 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangibles | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Integration costs | 0.6 | - | 0.9 | |
| Net pension credit from Scheme closure | 7 | (0.2) | - | - |
| One-off exchange gain | - | (0.4) | - | |
| Adjusted operating profit | 4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 12.0 |
| Profit before taxation | 0.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | |
| Amortisation of acquired intangibles | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Integration costs | 0.6 | - | 0.9 | |
| Net pension credit from Scheme closure | 7 | (0.2) | - | - |
| One-off exchange gain | - | (0.4) | - | |
| Net pension finance costs | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
| Adjusted profit before taxation | 3.7 | 3.4 | 10.6 |