Consolidated Income Statement
Full Year September 2007 (Excel download)
Half Year March 2008 (Excel download)
| Six months ended 31 March 2008 (Unaudited) £m |
Six months ended 31 March 2007 (Unaudited) £m |
Year ended 30 September 2007 (Audited) £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations | |||
| Revenue | 640.4 | 574.7 | 1,157.6 |
| Cost of sales | (47.7) | (53.2) | (103.7) |
| Gross profit | 592.7 | 521.5 | 1,053.9 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | (455.7) | (396.6) | (798.7) |
| Operating profit | 137.0 | 124.9 | 255.2 |
| Finance income | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| Finance expenses | (16.2) | (18.1) | (35.5) |
| Net finance expenses | (14.4) | (16.3) | (31.9) |
| Profit before taxation | 122.6 | 108.6 | 223.3 |
| Taxation | (38.0) | (33.7) | (69.2) |
| Profit for the period | 84.6 | 74.9 | 154.1 |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity shareholders | 84.6 | 74.9 | 154.1 |
| Minority interest | - | - | - |
| Profit for the period | 84.6 | 74.9 | 154.1 |
| EBITA* | 152.4 | 138.6 | 283.2 |
| Earnings per share (pence) | |||
| -Basic | 6.48p | 5.78p | 11.85p |
| -Diluted | 6.46p | 5.74p | 11.79p |
* EBITA measure (Earnings before interest, tax and amortisation) excludes the effects of:
- Amortisation of acquired intangible assets; and
- Amortisation (or capitalisation) of software development expenditure.
The Sage Group plc, a company registered in the United Kingdom, with registered number 02231246 and with its registered office at North Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE13 9AA.
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