Increased earnings and free cash flow reflect improvements in the US and UK merchant markets as well as the successful integration of acquisitions.
Year ended 31 December 2005 £m |
Year ended 31 December 2004 £m |
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Revenue (including joint ventures and associates) |
2,936 | 1,267 |
Profit from operations | ||
Excluding exceptional items | 501 | 222 |
Including exceptional items | 611 | 233 |
Profit before tax | ||
Excluding exceptional items | 299 | 145 |
Including exceptional items | 419 | 129 |
Earnings per share (EPS) in pence | ||
Basic excluding exceptional items | 13.5p | 8.6p |
Basic including exceptional items | 19.4p | 7.5p |
Dividend per share (DPS) in pence | 4.5p | 2.5p |
Cash generated from operations | 512 | 208 |
Free cash flow - see Group cash flow table | 285 | 104 |
Capital expenditure | ||
Maintenance | (72) | (59) |
Growth | (188) | (158) |
Major acquisition expenditure | ||
Edison Mission Energy assets | - | 1,073 |
Turbogás | - | 135 |
Saltend | 495 | - |
As at 31 December 2005 £m |
As at 31 December 2004 £m |
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Net assets | 2,375 | 2,058 |
Net debt | 2,979 | 2,745 |
Gearing | 125% | 133% |
Debt capitalisation | 56% | 57% |