Five year summary

	2019 £m	2018 £m	2017 £m	2016 £m	2015 £m
Revenue	719.7	728.6	690.2	600.6	567.2
Profit:
Headline operating profit	134.9	138.3	123.9	99.6	102.1
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets	(4.6)	(3.7)	(4.5)	(4.5)	(4.2)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items		134.1	119.4	95.1	97.9
Acquisition costs	128.6(1.7)	(0.5)	–	(0.6)	–
Reorganisation costs	–	–	–	–	(20.0)
Operating profit	128.6	134.1	119.4	94.5	77.9
Net finance costs	(4.7)	1.9	(2.4)	(2.6)	(2.9)
Profit before taxation	123.9	132.0	117.0	91.9	75.0
Taxation	(29.9)	(28.6)	(19.7)	(24.9)	(18.8)
Profit after taxation	94.0	103.6	97.3	67.0	56.2
Non-controlling interests	(0.2)	0.4	0.2	–	–
Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent	93.8	117.9	97.1	67.0	56.2
Headline earnings per share (pence)	52.1	55.9	49.2	37.0	39.5
Dividend per share (pence)	20.0	19	17.4	15.8	15.1
Special dividend per share (pence)	–	20.0	25.0	–	10.0
Assets employed
Intangible fixed assets	212.4	206.9	201.0	206.7	175.2
Tangible fixed assets	534.5	546.6	520.5	509.0	429.6
Other assets and liabilities	17.4	9.9	(63.6)	(88.5)	(67.5)
			657.9	627.2	537.3
Financed by
Share capital	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1
Reserves	671.9	685.5	663.9	594.8	516.1
Shareholders’ funds	705.0	718.6	697.0	627.9	549.2
Non-controlling interests	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4
Net cash	(20.9)	(36.2)	(39.6)	(1.1)	(12.3)
Capital employed	764.3	763.4	657.9	627.2	537.3
Net assets per share (pence)	368.2	375.3	364.1	328.0	286.9
Return on capital employed (%):
Headline operating profit divided by the average of opening and closing capital employed as adjusted for certain items of goodwill written off	17.7	18.9	19.3	17.1	19.0

Five year summary

	2019 £m	2018 £m	2017 £m	2016 £m	2015 £m
Revenue	719.7	728.6	690.2	600.6	567.2
Profit:
Headline operating profit	134.9	138.3	123.9	99.6	102.1
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets	(4.6)	(3.7)	(4.5)	(4.5)	(4.2)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items		134.1	119.4	95.1	97.9
Acquisition costs	128.6(1.7)	(0.5)	–	(0.6)	–
Reorganisation costs	–	–	–	–	(20.0)
Operating profit	128.6	134.1	119.4	94.5	77.9
Net finance costs	(4.7)	1.9	(2.4)	(2.6)	(2.9)
Profit before taxation	123.9	132.0	117.0	91.9	75.0
Taxation	(29.9)	(28.6)	(19.7)	(24.9)	(18.8)
Profit after taxation	94.0	103.6	97.3	67.0	56.2
Non-controlling interests	(0.2)	0.4	0.2	–	–
Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent	93.8	117.9	97.1	67.0	56.2
Headline earnings per share (pence)	52.1	55.9	49.2	37.0	39.5
Dividend per share (pence)	20.0	19	17.4	15.8	15.1
Special dividend per share (pence)	–	20.0	25.0	–	10.0
Assets employed
Intangible fixed assets	212.4	206.9	201.0	206.7	175.2
Tangible fixed assets	534.5	546.6	520.5	509.0	429.6
Other assets and liabilities	17.4	9.9	(63.6)	(88.5)	(67.5)
			657.9	627.2	537.3
Financed by
Share capital	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1
Reserves	671.9	685.5	663.9	594.8	516.1
Shareholders’ funds	705.0	718.6	697.0	627.9	549.2
Non-controlling interests	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4
Net cash	(20.9)	(36.2)	(39.6)	(1.1)	(12.3)
Capital employed	764.3	763.4	657.9	627.2	537.3
Net assets per share (pence)	368.2	375.3	364.1	328.0	286.9
Return on capital employed (%):
Headline operating profit divided by the average of opening and closing capital employed as adjusted for certain items of goodwill written off	17.7	18.9	19.3	17.1	19.0