Good financial and operating performance in 2015
• Underlying revenue growth on a like for like basis of 11.8% including 4.3% organic growth, excluding businesses exited and held for sale from both 2015 and 2014
• Underlying operating margin 13.7% (2014 on a like for like basis: 13.5%)
• Underlying profit before tax up 9% to £585.5m (2014: £535.7m)
• Underlying earnings per share up 9% to 70.73p (2014: 65.15p)
• Total dividend up 9% to 31.7p (2014: 29.2p)
• Underlying cash flow from operations £687m (2014: £644m), a cash conversion ratio of 108% (2014: 112%)
• Post-tax ROCE of 14.3% (2014: 14.8%) and 15.0% on a continuing basis
• Reported profit before tax £112.1m (2014: £292.4m), impacted by business exits and impairment charges
