 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Profit and loss account |
2003 £m |
2002
£m |
2001
£m |
2000
£m |
1999
£m |
| Group turnover |
5,645 |
5,788 |
6,328 |
5,864 |
4,634 |
| Operating profit before exceptional items and net research and development |
558 |
540 |
822 |
806 |
713 |
| Operating exceptional items |
(54) |
(75) |
(230) |
(145) |
— |
| Research and development (net)* |
(281) |
(297) |
(358) |
(371) |
(337) |
| Group operating profit |
223 |
168 |
234 |
290 |
376 |
| Share of operating profit of joint ventures |
52 |
66 |
82 |
76 |
31 |
| Non-operating exceptional items |
(5) |
(22) |
(5) |
(77) |
6 |
| Net interest payable |
(90) |
(107) |
(119) |
(123) |
(53) |
| Profit on ordinary activities before taxation |
180 |
105 |
192 |
166 |
360 |
| Taxation |
(64) |
(52) |
(86) |
(87) |
(123) |
| Profit on ordinary activities after taxation |
116 |
53 |
106 |
79 |
237 |
| Equity minority interests in subsidiary undertakings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(2) |
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders |
116 |
53 |
106 |
79 |
235 |
| Dividends |
(53) |
(133) |
(132) |
(126) |
(112) |
| Transferred to/(from) reserves |
63 |
(80) |
(26) |
(47) |
123 |
*Research and development (gross) |
(619) |
(590) |
(636) |
(604) |
(626) |
Earnings per ordinary share: |
| Underlying |
12.20p |
11.10p |
20.20p |
19.38p |
16.47p |
| Basic |
7.04p |
3.29p |
6.67p |
5.07p |
15.60p |
 |
Payment to shareholders per ordinary share |
8.18p1 |
8.18p |
8.18p |
8.00p |
7.25p |
1 Including B Shares.
|
| Balance sheet |
2003 £m |
2002
£m |
2001
£m |
2000
£m |
1999
£m |
| Fixed assets |
2,879 |
3,010 |
2,789 |
2,856 |
2,839 |
| Current assets |
4,536 |
4,289 |
4,551 |
4,000 |
3,974 |
 |
7,415 |
7,299 |
7,340 |
6,856 |
6,813 |
| Liabilities and provisions |
(5,271) |
(5,262) |
(5,270) |
(4,815) |
(4,833) |
 |
2,144 |
2,037 |
2,070 |
2,041 |
1,980 |
Share capital |
333 |
323 |
320 |
314 |
309 |
| Reserves |
1,808 |
1,712 |
1,748 |
1,726 |
1,658 |
| Equity shareholders' funds |
2,141 |
2,035 |
2,068 |
2,040 |
1,967 |
| Minority interests in subsidiary undertakings |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
 |
2,144 |
2,037 |
2,070 |
2,041 |
1,980 |
Cash flow |
2003 £m |
2002
£m |
2001
£m |
2000
£m |
1999
£m |
| Cash inflow from operating activities |
673 |
611 |
418 |
479 |
359 |
| Interest, dividends and taxation |
(176) |
(222) |
(147) |
(162) |
(152) |
| Capital expenditure and financial investment |
(196) |
(381) |
(179) |
(253) |
(199) |
| Acquisitions and disposals |
(16) |
(20) |
79 |
(53) |
(666) |
 |
285 |
(12) |
171 |
11 |
(658) |
| Cash flow from financing |
(19) |
(81) |
111 |
(360) |
622 |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and liquid resources |
266 |
(93) |
282 |
(349) |
(36) |
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