Five year summary

	2020 £m	2019 £m	2018 £m	2017 £m	2016 £m
Revenue	598.0	719.7	728.6	690.2	600.6
Profit:
Headline operating profit	75.3m	134.9	138.3	123.9	99.6
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets	(9.8)	(4.6)	(3.7)	(4.5)	(4.5)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items	63.4	128.6	134.1	119.4	95.1
Acquisition costs	(2.1)	(1.7)	(0.5)	–	(0.6)
Reorganisation costs	–	–	–	–	–
Operating profit	75.3	128.6	134.1	119.4	94.5
Net finance costs	(6.5)	(4.7)	1.9	(2.4)	(2.6)
Profit before taxation	(1.5)	123.9	132.0	117.0	91.9
Taxation	2.3	(29.9)	(28.6)	(19.7)	(24.9)
Profit after taxation	0.8	94.0	103.6	97.3	67.0
Non-controlling interests	0.4	(0.2)	0.4	0.2	–
Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent	0.8	93.8	117.9	97.1	67.0
Headline earnings per share (pence)	27.8	52.1	55.9	49.2	37.0
Dividend per share (pence)	25.1	20.0	19	17.4	15.8
Special dividend per share (pence)	–	–	20.0	25.0	–
Assets employed
Intangible fixed assets	215.5	212.4	206.9	201.0	206.7
Tangible fixed assets	522.6	534.5	546.6	520.5	509.0
Other assets and liabilities	(66.6)	17.4	9.9	(63.6)	(88.5)
	923.7			657.9	627.2
Financed by
Share capital	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1
Reserves	647.4	671.9	685.5	663.9	594.8
Shareholders’ funds	680.5	705.0	718.6	697.0	627.9
Non-controlling interests	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.4
Net cash	22.5	(20.9)	(36.2)	(39.6)	(1.1)
Capital employed		764.3	763.4	657.9	627.2
Net assets per share (pence)		368.2	375.3	364.1	328.0
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

Five year summary

	2020 £m	2019 £m	2018 £m	2017 £m	2016 £m
Revenue	598.0	719.7	728.6	690.2	600.6
Profit:
Headline operating profit	75.3m	134.9	138.3	123.9	99.6
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets	(9.8)	(4.6)	(3.7)	(4.5)	(4.5)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items	63.4	128.6	134.1	119.4	95.1
Acquisition costs	(2.1)	(1.7)	(0.5)	–	(0.6)
Reorganisation costs	–	–	–	–	–
Operating profit	75.3	128.6	134.1	119.4	94.5
Net finance costs	(6.5)	(4.7)	1.9	(2.4)	(2.6)
Profit before taxation	(1.5)	123.9	132.0	117.0	91.9
Taxation	2.3	(29.9)	(28.6)	(19.7)	(24.9)
Profit after taxation	0.8	94.0	103.6	97.3	67.0
Non-controlling interests	0.4	(0.2)	0.4	0.2	–
Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent	0.8	93.8	117.9	97.1	67.0
Headline earnings per share (pence)	27.8	52.1	55.9	49.2	37.0
Dividend per share (pence)	25.1	20.0	19	17.4	15.8
Special dividend per share (pence)	–	–	20.0	25.0	–
Assets employed
Intangible fixed assets	215.5	212.4	206.9	201.0	206.7
Tangible fixed assets	522.6	534.5	546.6	520.5	509.0
Other assets and liabilities	(66.6)	17.4	9.9	(63.6)	(88.5)
	923.7			657.9	627.2
Financed by
Share capital	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1	33.1
Reserves	647.4	671.9	685.5	663.9	594.8
Shareholders’ funds	680.5	705.0	718.6	697.0	627.9
Non-controlling interests	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.4
Net cash	22.5	(20.9)	(36.2)	(39.6)	(1.1)
Capital employed		764.3	763.4	657.9	627.2
Net assets per share (pence)		368.2	375.3	364.1	328.0
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