Income statement

for the year ended 31 October 2024

		2024			2023
		Underlying performance £m	Non- underlying items £m	Total £m	Underlying performance £m	Non- underlying items £m	Total £m
Continuing operations
Revenue		510.4	-	510.4	472.6	-	472.6
Operating profit		71.1	(13.0)	58.1	69.2	(23.8)	45.4
Finance expense		(4.8)	-	(4.8)	(1.3)	-	(1.3)
Profit before tax		66.3	(13.0)	53.3	67.9	(23.8)	44.1
Taxation		(12.3)	1.7	(10.6)	(10.2)	3.8	(6.4)
Profit after tax		54.0	(11.3)	42.7	57.7	(20.0)	37.7
Discontinued operations
(Loss)/profit after tax from discontinued operations		1.3	1.9)	(3.2)	(0.9)	(31.4)	(32.3)
Profit after tax		52.7	(13.2)	39.5	56.8	(51.4)	5.4
Earnings per ordinary share
Continuing operations
Basic		19.8p		15.7p	20.5p		13.4p
Diluted		19.3p		15.3p	20.0p		13.1p
Continuing and discontinued operations
Basic		19.3p		14.5p	20.2p		1.9p
Diluted		18.8p		14.2p	19.7p		1.9p

 

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