Key Financials
Highlights of 2007
| Strong growth in profits* and earnings* |
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| Strong operating cash performance |
| Good progress in strategic acquisition and investment programme |
| Record order book and future workflows |
| Dividend increase of 26% |
| Financial summary | 2007 | 2006 | Percentage Increase/ decrease |
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| Revenue including joint ventures and associates | £7,488m | £5,506m | +36% |
| Pre-tax profit from continuing operations | |||
| – before exceptional items and amortisation | £201m | £136m | +48% |
| Earnings per share | |||
| – adjusted* | 35.0p | 27.3p | +28% |
| Order book | £11.4bn | £9.1bn | +25% |
| Total shareholder return | £360 | £287 | +25% |
* before exceptional items and amortisation and including the pre-exceptional results of discontinued operations
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