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Annual Report and Accounts 2006/07

Quarterly results (unaudited)

for the 53 week period ended 3 February 2007
  13 weeks ended
29 April 2006
£m
13 weeks ended
29 July 2006
£m
13 weeks ended
28 October 2006
£m
13 weeks ended
3 February 2007
£m
53 weeks ended
3 February 2007
£m
   
Sales 419.6 391.0 328.3 754.3 1,893.2
   
Operating profit 32.2 29.8 6.7 152.7 221.4
Net financing costs (1.5) (2.2) (2.9) (1.6) (8.2)
   
Profit before taxation 30.7 27.6 3.8 151.1 213.2
Taxation (11.0) (9.8) (1.3) (49.6) (71.7)
   
Profit for the financial period 19.7 17.8 2.5 101.5 141.5
   
for the 52 week period ended 28 January 2006
  13 weeks ended
30 April 2005
£m
13 weeks ended
30 July 2005
£m
13 weeks ended
29 October 2005
£m
13 weeks ended
28 January 2006
£m
52 weeks ended
28 January 2006
£m
   
Sales 369.2 353.7 310.5 718.9 1,752.3
   
Operating profit 29.5 26.0 5.5 147.2 208.2
Net financing costs (1.6) (1.8) (2.5) (1.9) (7.8)
   
Profit before taxation 27.9 24.2 3.0 145.3 200.4
Taxation (9.6) (8.4) (1.0) (50.6) (69.6)
   
Profit for the financial period 18.3 15.8 2.0 94.7 130.8