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Key Financial DataGroup Income Statement

Source: Extract from Annual Report 2008

for the year ended 31 December

Notes 2008
£m
Total
2008
£m
2007
£m
Total
2007
£m
Continuing operations
Combined sales of Group and equity accounted investments 3 18,543 15,710
Less: share of sales of equity accounted investments 3 (1,872) (1,401)
Revenue 3 16,671 14,309
Operating costs 4 (15,386) (13,480)
Other income 5 415 209
Group operating profit excluding amortisation and impairment of intangible assets 2,003 1,335
Amortisation 11 (247) (149)
Impairment 11 (56) (148)
Group operating profit 1,700 1,038
Share of results of equity accounted investments excluding finance costs and taxation expense 132 142
Financial income of equity accounted investments 44 35
Taxation expense of equity accounted investments (37) (38)
Share of results of equity accounted investments 14 139 139
Impairment in respect of equity accounted investments 14 (121)
Contribution from equity accounted investments 18 139
EBITA1 excluding profit on disposal of businesses and uplift on acquired inventories 1,897 1,449
Profit on disposal of businesses2 9 238 40
Uplift on acquired inventories (included in operating costs) (12)
EBITA1 2,135 1,477
Amortisation (247) (149)
Impairments (177) (148)
Financial income of equity accounted investments 44 35
Taxation expense of equity accounted investments (37) (38)
Operating profit 3 1,718 1,177
Finance costs 6
Financial income 3,380 1,257
Financial expense (2,727) (1,199)
653 58
Profit before taxation 2,371 1,235
Taxation expense 8
UK taxation (351) (201)
Overseas taxation (252) (134)
(603) (335)
Profit for the year from continuing operations 1,768 900
Profit for the year from discontinued operations 9 22
Profit for the year 1,768 922
Attributable to:
BAE Systems shareholders 1,745 901
Minority interests 23 21
1,768 922
Earnings per share 10
Continuing operations:
Basic earnings per share 49.6p 26.0p
Diluted earnings per share 49.5p 25.8p
Discontinued operations:
Basic earnings per share 0.6p
Diluted earnings per share 0.6p
Total:
Basic earnings per share 49.6p 26.6p
Diluted earnings per share 49.5p 26.4p

1 Earnings before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets, finance costs and taxation expense.
2 Comprises a loss of £nil in operating costs (2007 £8m) and a profit of £238m in other income (2007 £48m).

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