Financial Highlights
• Sales £5.3bn, +6.7%. Non tobacco sales +8.7% and tobacco sales +2.4%
• Like-for-like sales +0.5%. Non tobacco sales +2.8% and tobacco sales -4.6%
• Like-for-like sales to caterers +4.4% and to retailers -0.6%
• Operating profit £176.1m, +14%
• Profit before tax £174.0m, +15%
• Profit after tax £153.8m, +20%
• Basic earnings per share up 1.42 pence to 8.66 pence, +20%
• Net cash £160.7m (2016: £127.4m)
• Final ordinary dividend of 4.97 pence per share, taking the total ordinary dividend to 5.60 pence per share
• Proposed special dividend of 3.02 pence per share
• Total return to shareholders of 8.62 pence per share (2016: 7.80 pence per share), +11%
Operational Highlights
• Our plan to Focus, Drive and Broaden Booker Group continues to make progress
• Customer satisfaction was strong as we continue to improve choice, price and service for our customers
• We made good progress on the catering and retail sides of the business
• Booker Direct, Ritter-Courivaud and Chef Direct had a good year
• Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis are working well
• India made progress
• Internet sales up 10% to £1,072m
