Financial summary

 20112010Change %
Billings1 £44,792m £42,684m +4.9
Revenue £10,022m £9,331m +7.4
Headline EBITDA2 £1,640m £1,439m +14.0
Headline operating profit2 £1,365m £1,173m +16.4
Reported operating profit £1,192m £973m +22.5
Headline PBIT2 £1,429m £1,229m +16.3
Headline PBIT margin2 14.3% 13.2% +1.1
Headline PBT2 £1,229m £1,034m +18.9
Reported PBT £1,008m £851m +18.5
Headline earnings2 £882m £731m +20.7
Reported earnings £840m £586m +43.3
 
Headline diluted earnings per share2,4 67.7p 56.7p +19.4
Headline diluted earnings per share (including exceptional tax credit) 2,4 75.6p 56.7p +33.3
Reported diluted earnings per share4 64.5p 45.9p +40.5
Ordinary dividend per share 24.60p 17.79p +38.3
Ordinary dividend per ADR3 $1.97 $1.38 +42.8
 
Net debt at year-end £2,465m £1,888m +30.6
Average net debt5 £2,811m £3,056m -8.0
Ordinary share price at year-end 675.5p 789.5p -14.4
ADR price at year-end $52.23 $61.97 -15.7
Market capitalisation at year-end £8,554m £9,982m -14.3
 
At 19 April 2012
Ordinary share price 855.5p    
ADR price $68.48    
Market capitalisation £10,833m    
The financial statements have been prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
1
Billings is defined in the Financial glossary.
2
The calculation of 'headline' measurements of performance (including headline EBITDA, headline operating profit, headline PBIT, headline PBT and headline earnings) is shown in note 31 of the financial statements.
3
One American Depositary Receipt (ADR) represents five ordinary shares. These figures have been translated for convenience purposes only using the income statement exchange rates shown in the Financial statements. This conversion should not be construed as a representation that the pound sterling amounts actually represent, or could be converted into, US dollars at the rates indicated.
4
Earnings per share is calculated in note 9 of the financial statements.
5
Average net debt is defined in the Financial glossary.

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