Reported results - 2006
Consolidated income statement - Interim

Consolidated income statement

Six months ended 30 June 2006

 

Six months
ended
30 June 2006

US$m(1)

Six months
ended
30 June 2006
£m

Six
months
ended
30 June 2005
£m

Year ended
31 Dec. 2005
£m

 

Sales

7,452

 

4,028

 

3,946

 

8,214

Duty

(5,025)

 

(2,716)

 

(2,698)

 

(5,611)

Other cost of goods sold

(1,432)

 

(774)

 

(740)

 

(1,510)

Cost of goods sold

(6,457)

 

(3,490)

 

(3,438)

 

(7,121)

Gross profit

995

 

538

 

508

 

1,093

Distribution, advertising and selling costs

(327)

 

(177)

 

(161)

 

(340)

Administrative expenses

(146)

 

(79)

 

(79)

 

(158)

Other income

23

 

13

 

1

 

4

Operating profit

545

 

295

 

269

 

599

Share of post-tax results of joint ventures and associates

22

 

12

 

7

 

17

Total profit from operations(2)

567

 

307

 

276

 

616

Interest and other finance income

80

 

43

 

40

 

77

Interest and other finance expense

(168)

 

(91)

 

(91)

 

(177)

Finance costs - net

(88)

 

(48)

 

(51)

 

(100)

Profit before taxation

479

 

259

 

225

 

516

Taxation

(133)

 

(72)

 

(65)

 

(144)

Profit for the period

346

 

187

 

160

 

372

Attributable to:

             

- equity shareholders

342

 

185

 

158

 

369

- minority interests

4

 

2

 

2

 

3

 

346

 

187

 

160

 

372

Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity shareholders (see note 7) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- basic

52.2c

 

28.2p

 

24.3p

 

56.5p

- diluted

52.0c

 

28.1p

 

24.2p

 

56.4p


Notes:

  1. US dollar equivalents are provided for reader convenience at the 30 June 2006 exchange rate of £1 : US$1.850.
  2. Details of exceptional items are set out in note 3 to the interim statements. Excluding the impact of net exceptional items of £6m (six months ended 30 June 2005 : £29m; year ended 31 December 2005 : £35m) and amortisation of intangible assets of £10m (six months ended 30 June 2005 : £9m; year ended 31 December 2005 : £19m), total profit from operations is £323m (six months ended 30 June 2005 : £314m; year ended 31 December 2005 : £670m).

Source : interim results 2006 news release