Five year summary
|
All figures in £ millions
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North American Education
|
1,576
|
1,679
|
1,667
|
2,002
|
2,470
|
|
International Education
|
559
|
640
|
735
|
886
|
1,035
|
|
Professional
|
177
|
211
|
226
|
244
|
275
|
|
Education
|
2,312
|
2,530
|
2,628
|
3,112
|
3,780
|
|
FT Publishing
|
249
|
280
|
344
|
390
|
358
|
|
Interactive Data
|
297
|
332
|
344
|
406
|
484
|
|
FT Group
|
546
|
612
|
688
|
796
|
842
|
|
Penguin
|
804
|
848
|
846
|
903
|
1,002
|
|
Continuing
|
3,662
|
3,990
|
4,162
|
4,811
|
5,624
|
|
Discontinued
|
461
|
433
|
167
|
8
|
-
|
|
Total sales
|
4,123
|
4,423
|
4,329
|
4,819
|
5,624
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North American Education
|
260
|
280
|
273
|
303
|
403
|
|
International Education
|
51
|
73
|
92
|
135
|
141
|
|
Professional
|
2
|
17
|
27
|
36
|
43
|
|
Education
|
313
|
370
|
392
|
474
|
587
|
|
FT Publishing
|
17
|
27
|
56
|
74
|
39
|
|
Interactive Data
|
80
|
89
|
97
|
121
|
148
|
|
FT Group
|
97
|
116
|
153
|
195
|
187
|
|
Penguin
|
60
|
66
|
74
|
93
|
84
|
|
Continuing
|
470
|
552
|
619
|
762
|
858
|
|
Discontinued
|
36
|
40
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total adjusted operating profit
|
506
|
592
|
634
|
762
|
858
|
|
|
|
Operating margin - continuing
|
12.8%
|
13.8%
|
14.9%
|
15.8%
|
15.3%
|
|
|
|
Adjusted earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total adjusted operating profit
|
506
|
592
|
634
|
762
|
858
|
|
Net finance costs
|
(84)
|
(90)
|
(85)
|
(88)
|
(97)
|
|
Income tax*
|
(128)
|
(130)
|
(145)
|
(178)
|
(194)
|
|
Minority interest
|
(22)
|
(28)
|
(32)
|
(36)
|
(44)
|
|
Adjusted earnings*
|
272
|
344
|
372
|
460
|
523
|
|
Weighted average number of shares (millions)
|
797.9
|
798.4
|
796.8
|
797.0
|
799.3
|
|
Adjusted earnings per share*
|
34.1p
|
43.1p
|
46.7p
|
57.7p
|
65.4p
|
|
All figures in £ millions
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Cash flow
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating cash flow
|
570
|
575
|
684
|
796
|
913
|
|
Operating cash conversion
|
113%
|
97%
|
108%
|
104%
|
106%
|
|
Operating free cash flow
|
440
|
434
|
533
|
631
|
723
|
|
Operating free cash flow per share
|
55.1p
|
54.4p
|
66.9p
|
79.2p
|
90.5p
|
|
Total free cash flow
|
431
|
433
|
407
|
631
|
723
|
|
Total free cash flow per share
|
54.0p
|
54.2p
|
51.1p
|
79.2p
|
90.5p
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
3,733
|
3,644
|
3,874
|
5,024
|
4,636
|
|
|
|
Net debt
|
996
|
1,059
|
973
|
1,460
|
1,092
|
|
|
|
Return on invested capital (gross basis)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total adjusted operating profit
|
506
|
592
|
634
|
762
|
858
|
|
Cash tax paid
|
(65)
|
(59)
|
(61)
|
(89)
|
(103)
|
|
Return
|
441
|
533
|
573
|
673
|
755
|
|
Average invested capital
|
6,060
|
6,553
|
6,423
|
7,337
|
8,504
|
|
Return on invested capital
|
7.3%
|
8.1%
|
8.9%
|
9.2%
|
8.9%
|
|
|
|
Dividend per share
|
27.0p
|
29.3p
|
31.6p
|
33.8p
|
35.5p
|
