(Unaudited) Continuing operations |
Note |
6 Months ended 31 December 2017 £m |
6 Months ended 31 December 2016 £m |
12 Months ended 30 June 2017 £m |
Revenue | 890 | 739 | 1,660 | |
Cost of sales | (672) | (554) | (1,255) | |
Gross profit | 218 | 185 | 405 | |
Administrative expenses | (43) | (41) | (83) | |
Operating profit | 175 | 144 | 322 | |
Financial income | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Financial costs | (5) | (6) | (12) | |
Net financing costs | (3) | (4) | (8) | |
Share of profit of joint ventures after interest and taxation | 4 | - | 1 | |
Profit before tax | 176 | 140 | 315 | |
Income tax expense | 2 | (33) | (28) | (62) |
Profit for the period | 143 | 112 | 253 | |
Earnings per share from - basic | 4 | 39.5p | 31.0p | 70.2p |
continuing operations - diluted | 4 | 39.3p | 30.8p | 70.0p |