SIG plc
Statistics
IFRS
Continuing operations *3
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
FY
FY
FY
FY
HY
Effective tax rate
- underlying
(%)
30.5%
31.1%
30.0%
29.9%
29.0%
- fully adjusted
(%)
30.5%
33.2%
30.0%
29.9%
29.0%
Earnings per share
(pence)
Basic
39.9
45.2
58.1
66.3
29.2
Diluted
39.3
44.5
57.5
65.8
29.0
Underlying earnings per share *1
(pence)
Basic
40.3
50.9
61.3
74.8
35.8
Diluted
39.7
50.1
60.6
74.2
35.5
Weighted Average Issued Shares
For basic earnings per share
120,863,011
121,625,474
122,560,171
130,090,267
135,040,188
Exercise of share options
1,747,068
1,970,146
1,287,923
982,011
907,485
For diluted earnings per share
122,610,079
123,595,620
123,848,094
131,072,278
135,947,673
Closing number of issued shares
121,394,738
121,886,129
123,104,025
135,001,198
135,140,886
Dividend per share
(pence)
Interim
4.6
5.3
6.2
8.0
8.3
Final
9.4
11.5
14.3
18.7
Total
14.0
16.8
20.5
26.7
Dividend cover (on basic earnings
(number
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.5
3.5
per share)
of times)
Net asset value per share
(pence)
209.2
238.2
286.5
425.8
453.3
Trading sites
(number)
412
496
618
779
872
Net debt
(£'m)
98.3
174.7
228.8
428.9
640.2
Net assets
(£'m)
253.9
290.3
352.7
574.9
612.6
Gearing
(%)
39%
60%
65%
75%
105%
(net debt/ net assets)
Underlying interest Cover *1
(number
12.5
13.1
9.2
8.2
5.4
of times)
Headline Leverage (Net debt to Underlying EBITDA)
1.04
1.45
1.58
2.26
3.06
Covenant Leverage
2.66
Total Capital Employed (TCE) (£'m)
352.2
465.0
581.5
1,003.8
1,252.8
(net assets + net debt)
Return on capital employed *2
(%)
16.2%
17.7%
17.0%
15.2%
11.4%
Stock days
H1
40
38
39
40
46
FY
39
36
38
42
Debtor days
H1
58
60
57
55
55
FY
52
50
48
48
Creditor days
H1
47
47
48
50
48
FY
39
38
38
38
LFL sales growth in Sterling
7.70%
9.30%
7.10%
10.9%
9.3%
Notes
*1 - Underlying means stated before amortisation of acquired intangibles, impairment of goodwill and hedge ineffectiveness.
*2 - Calculated using average debt and equity and on an underlying basis
*3 - SIG sold its US business on 20 November 2006. Figures stated are from continuing operations (i.e. excluding the USA business)
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