52 weeks to
27 March
2015
(pro forma)*
£m
52 weeks to
1 April
2016
(audited)
£m
52 weeks to
31 March
2017
(audited)
£m
52 weeks to
30 March
2018
(audited)
£m
52 weeks to
29 March
2019
(audited)
£m
Revenue1,004.91,021.51,095.01,135.11,138.6
Cost of sales(469.8)(478.4)(536.4)(564.9)(559.6)
Gross profit535.1543.1558.6570.2579.0
Operating expenses(450.5)(458.6)(481.5)(495.6)(516.8)
Operating profit before non-underlying items84.684.577.174.662.2
Non-underlying operating expenses(0.3)(1.7)(3.4)(4.8)(7.8)
Operating profit84.382.873.769.854.4
Net finance costs(3.5)(3.0)(2.3)(2.7)(3.4)
Underlying Profit Before Tax**81.181.575.471.658.8
Non-underlying operating expenses(0.3)(1.7)(3.4)(4.8)(7.8)
Non-underlying finance costs(0.6)0.3
Profit before tax80.879.871.467.151.0
Taxation(17.4)(16.6)(15.9)(13.2)(10.5)
Taxation on non-underlying items(0.1)0.30.90.81.4
Profit attributable to equity shareholders63.363.556.454.741.9
Basic earnings per share32.5p32.5p28.7p27.8p21.2p
Basic underlying earnings per share**32.7p33.2p30.3p29.6p24.5p
Weighted average number of shares194.2m195.2m196.6m197.0m197.1m

* The statutory 53-week period to 3 April 2015 comprises results that are non-comparable to the 52 week periods reported in other years. To provide a more meaningful comparison, the above tables include the pro forma 52 weeks to 27 March 2015.

** These alternative performance measures are defined in the Glossary of Alternative Performance Measures.