|
2017 £m |
2018 £m |
2019 £m |
2020 £m |
2021 £m |
|
| Revenue | 1,660 | 1,920 | 2,112 | 1,339 | 1,939 |
| Operating profit | 322 | 382 | 411 | 148 | 321 |
| Operating profit as a percentage of turnover | 19.4% | 19.9% | 19.5% | 11.1% | 16.6% |
| Profit before tax | 315 | 380 | 406 | 140 | 314 |
| Net assets | 1,235 | 1,483 | 1,585 | 1,626 | 1,872 |
| Net (debt)/cash | (73) | 63 | 124 | (126) | 160 |
| Gearing – net debt as a percentage of capital and reserves | 5.9% | N/A | N/A | 7.7% | N/A |
|
Return on capital employed – operating profit before exceptional items adjusted for joint ventures as a percentage of opening and closing capital employed |
26.0% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 9.2% | 18.5% |
| Return on equity | 27.7% | 28.0% | 26.5% | 8.7% | 18.0% |
| Number of legal completions | 5,319 | 5,718 | 6,443 | 4,032 | 5,620 |
| Earnings per ordinary share | 70.2p | 85.3p | 92.3p | 32.9p | 73.7p |
| Dividends paid per ordinary share inc cash return | 12.0p | 20.0p | 59.0p | - | 6.0p |
| Net asset value per ordinary share | 334.0p | 401.0p | 450.0p | 461.7p | 531.5p |