Annual report and accounts 2008Annual report and accounts 2008

Consolidated income statement
Year ended 31 December 2008


All figures in £ millions Notes 2008 2007
Continuing operations      
Sales 2 4,811 4,162
Cost of goods sold 4 (2,174) (1,910)
Gross profit   2,637 2,252
Operating expenses 4 (1,986) (1,701)
Share of results of joint ventures and associates 12 25 23
Operating profit 2 676 574
Finance costs 6 (136) (150)
Finance income 6 45 44
Profit before tax   585 468
Income tax 7 (172) (131)
Profit for the year from continuing operations   413 337
Loss for the year from discontinued operations 3 (90) (27)
Profit for the year   323 310
Attributable to:      
Equity holders of the company   292 284
Minority interest   31 26
Earnings per share for profit from continuing and discontinued
operations attributable to the equity holders of the company
during the year (expressed in pence per share)		      
– basic 8 36.6p 35.6p
– diluted 8 36.6p 35.6p
Earnings per share for profit from continuing operations
attributable to the equity holders of the
company during the year (expressed in pence per share)		      
– basic 8 47.9p 39.0p
– diluted 8 47.9p 39.0p