Pre-merger Data

Informa Group plc five year summary


* Stated before goodwill amortisation and operating and non-operating exceptional items.

Taylor and Francis Group plc five year record

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Turnover 95,879 116,355 137,326 147,365 173,679
Operating profit before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation 19,949 25,496 30,580 35,743 43,110
Exceptional items and goodwill amortisation (5,864) (5,571) (8,284) (9,832) (13,062)
Operating profit 14,085 19,925 22,296 25,911 30,048
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 10,540 15,791 18,475 23,097 26,523
Taxation (5,096) (6,890) (7,579) (9,420) (9,750)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 5,444 8,901 10,896 13,677 16,773
Earnings per ordinary share
– basic 6.99p 11.05p 13.09p 16.12p 19.69p
– diluted before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation 12.77p 16.75p 22.00p 26.97p 34.19p
Dividends per share (net) 3.30p 3.63p 3.99p 4.39p 4.83p


1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 98,177 101,172 119,466 109,658 177,054
Tangible assets 4,281 3,560 3,415 4,565 6,194
Investments - - - - 6,705
102,458 104,732 122,881 114,223 189,953
Current assets
Stocks 24,176 25,492 28,835 31,098 34,995
Debtors 25,605 28,888 36,106 35,782 38,694
Investments and cash at bank and in hand 20,848 21,112 13,664 18,058 13,132
70,629 75,492 78,605 84,938 86,821
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (48,931) (49,887) (57,042) (63,188) (19,173)
Net current assets 21,698 25,605 21,563 21,750 67,648
Total assets less current liabilities 124,156 130,337 144,444 135,973 257,601
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year (35,406) (30,166) (16,514) - (95,099)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (58) (343) - - -
Accruals and deferred income (32,640) (36,367) (54,348) (58,089) (72,835)
Net assets 56,052 63,461 73,582 77,884 89,667

Figures prior to 2001 have not been restated for the adoption of FRS 19.