Group income statement

For the year ended 31 December 2017

	Note	2017 £m	2016 £m
Revenue		690.2	600.6
Cost of sales and overheads		(570.8)	(505.5)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items		119.4	95.1
Acquisition costs	5	–	(0.6)
Operating profit	3	119.4	94.5
Investment revenue	6	0.1	–
Finance costs	7	(2.5)	(2.6)
Profit before taxation		117.0	91.9
Tax impact in relation to change in US tax rate		6.4	–
Taxation		(26.1)	(24.9)
Taxation charge	8	(19.7)	(24.9)
Profit for the year		97.3	67.0
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent		97.1	67.0
Non-controlling interests		0.2	–
		97.3	67.0
Earnings per share	10
		Pence	Pence
Basic		51.0	35.2
Diluted		51.0	35.2

All activities have arisen from continuing operations.

For the year ended 31 December 2017

	Note	2017 £m	2016 £m
Revenue		690.2	600.6
Cost of sales and overheads		(570.8)	(505.5)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items		119.4	95.1
Acquisition costs	5	–	(0.6)
Operating profit	3	119.4	94.5
Investment revenue	6	0.1	–
Finance costs	7	(2.5)	(2.6)
Profit before taxation		117.0	91.9
Tax impact in relation to change in US tax rate		6.4	–
Taxation		(26.1)	(24.9)
Taxation charge	8	(19.7)	(24.9)
Profit for the year		97.3	67.0
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent		97.1	67.0
Non-controlling interests		0.2	–
		97.3	67.0
Earnings per share	10
		Pence	Pence
Basic		51.0	35.2
Diluted		51.0	35.2

All activities have arisen from continuing operations.