Five Year Financial Summary
| years ended 31st january |
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
| revenue |
|
265.7m |
246.3m |
241.3m |
236.1m |
248m |
| operating profit |
|
33.6m |
11.2m |
3.3m |
1.4m |
(6.9)m |
| operating margin |
|
12.60% |
4.50% |
1.40% |
0.6% |
(2.8%) |
| profit before taxation |
|
33.7m |
15.7m |
4.0m |
3.1m |
(17.4)m |
| adjusted earnings per share* |
|
24.1p |
7.1p |
2.2p |
1.5p |
(4.9)p |
| basic earnings per share* |
|
24.1p |
10.2p |
0.1p |
1.5p |
(17.3)p |
| dividends per share* |
|
5.00p |
5.00p |
5.00p |
5.00p |
1.70p |
| net assets |
|
120.3m |
126.4m |
120.5m |
118m |
103m |
| retail trading space 000 sq ft |
|
402 |
442 |
457 |
443 |
490 |
Adjusted earnings per share have been adjusted to remove the effect of property disposals and, in 2007, a one-off non-cash tax charge. Operating profit and adjusted earnings per share in 2009 are stated before an impairment of goodwill charge of £11.9m