Five year financial record
Income statement | 2024 $m | 2023 $m | 2022 $m | 2021 $m | 2020 $m |
Revenue | 1,367.9 | 1,326.5 | 1,140.3 | 787.3 | 560.0 |
Gross profit | 435.4 | 401.9 | 321.9 | 226.0 | 157.9 |
Operating profit | 148.1 | 136.2 | 102.9 | 30.6 | 4.0 |
Finance income Finance costs Pension finance income/(charge) | 6.7 (0.4) - | 4.7 (0.4) 0.2 | 1.1 (0.4) 0.1 | - (0.4) - | 0.1 (0.2) (0.1) |
Profit before tax Taxation | 154.4 (37.2) | 140.7 (34.5) | 103.7 (23.6) | 30.2 (7.6) | 3.8 (0.7) |
Profit for the period | 117.2 | 106.2 | 80.1 | 22.6 | 3.1 |
Cents | Cents | Cents | Cents | Cents | |
Basic earnings per ordinary share | 416.3 | 377.9 | 285.6 | 80.5 | 11.0 |
Dividend per share – paid and proposed | 240.0 | 215.0 | 160.0 | 45.0 | - |
Special dividend per share - paid and proposed | 250.0 | - | 200.0 | - | - |
Balance sheet | 2024 $m | 2023 $m | 2022 $m | 2021 $m | 2020 $m |
Non-current assets (excluding deferred tax and retirement benefit assets) Deferred tax assets Retirement benefit asset/(obligation) Net current assets Other liabilities (including lease liabilities) | 54.8 3.2 - 132.6 (5.5) | 47.6 3.8 - 95.6 (12.5) | 44.3 2.4 1.2 105.0 (12.7) | 37.4 0.6 2.0 54.8 (11.8) | 39.0 4.3 (3.3) 38.7 (13.3) |
Shareholders’ equity | 185.1 | 134.5 | 140.2 | 83.0 | 65.4 |
Cash and bank deposits | 147.6 | 104.5 | 86.8 | 41.6 | 39.8 |