For the year ended December 31, 2008
Notes | 2008 £m |
2007 £m |
|
Revenue | 2 | 9,082 | 7,435 |
Cost of sales | (7,311) | (6,003) | |
Gross profit | 1,771 | 1,432 | |
Other operating income | 79 | 50 | |
Commercial and administrative costs | (666) | (653) | |
Research and development costs | (403) | (381) | |
Share of profit of joint ventures | 10 | 74 | 66 |
Operating profit | 855 | 514 | |
Profit/(loss) on sale or termination of businesses | 25 | 7 | (2) |
Profit before financing | 2 | 862 | 512 |
Financing income | 3 | 432 | 718 |
Financing costs | 3 | (3,186) | (497) |
Net financing | (2,754) | 221 | |
(Loss)/profit before taxation1 | (1,892) | 733 | |
Taxation | 4 | 547 | (133) |
(Loss)/profit for the year | (1,345) | 600 | |
Attributable to: | |||
Equity holders of the parent | (1,340) | 606 | |
Minority interests | 20 | (5) | (6) |
(Loss)/profit for the year | (1,345) | 600 | |
Earnings per ordinary share: | |||
Basic | 5 | (73.63)p | 33.67p |
Diluted | 5 | (73.63)p | 32.97p |
Payments to shareholders in respect of the year | 16 | (263) | (237) |
1Underlying profit before taxation | 2 | 880 | 800 |