Three year summary
| 2007£m | 2006 £m |
2005 £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 1247.4 | 1387.0 | 928.6 |
| Fuel costs | |||
| Fuel costs in respect of generation | (470.6) | (547.5) | (459.7) |
| Costs of power purchases | (75.5) | (63.8) | (79.8) |
| (546.1) | (641.3) | (539.5) | |
| Gross profit | 701.3 | 745.7 | 389.1 |
| Other operating expenses excluding depreciation, amortisation, unrealised gains/(losses) on derivative contracts and exceptional items |
(195.7) | (162.7) | (149.7) |
| EBITDA | 505.6 | 583.0 | 239.4 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (43.7) | (34.9) | (31.2) |
| Other operating income - net exceptional credit | 6.2 | 19.0 | 263.3 |
| Unrealised gains/(losses) on derivative contracts | 3.3 | 90.8 | (117.0) |
| Operating profit | 471.4 | 657.9 | 354.5 |
| Interest payable and similar charges | (34.3) | (37.1) | (114.4) |
| Interest receivable | 11.4 | 13.4 | 23.5 |
| Profit before tax | 448.5 | 634.2 | 263.6 |
| Tax (charge)/credit | (95.5) | (170.7) | 18.8 |
| Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders from continuing operations | 353.0 | 463.5 | 282.4 |
| Earning per share from continuing operations | |||
| Basic and diluted | 99 | 116 | 108 |
