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Brown (N.) Group (BWNG)

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	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)
	28-Feb-15	01-Mar-14	02-Mar-13	03-Mar-12	26-Feb-11
Continuing Operations
Revenue	837.20	818.90	784.70	753.20	718.80

EBITDA	124.80	126.80	121.20	118.20	113.60
Depreciation & Amortisation	(23.00)	(20.30)	(19.00)	(16.20)	(14.70)

Operating Profit/(Loss)	101.80	106.50	102.20	102.00	98.90
Interest Payable	(7.70)	(7.00)	(7.20)	(10.70)	(8.50)
Interest Receivable/Investment Income	0.10	0.10	0.10	4.30	4.10

Group Profit after Interest	96.20	99.60	95.10	95.60	94.50
Share of Assoc Cos/JV Profits	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Profit Before Tax	96.20	99.60	95.10	95.60	94.50
Tax	(16.50)	(21.30)	(16.70)	(15.60)	(22.80)

Profit After Tax	79.70	78.30	78.40	80.00	71.70

Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax	(10.40)	0.40	n/a	n/a	n/a

PROFIT FOR PERIOD	67.30	78.70	78.40	80.00	71.70

Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company	67.30	78.70	78.40	80.00	71.70
Minority Interests	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Equity Dividends	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year	_c67.30	_c78.70	_c78.40	_c80.00	_c71.70

Per Share Record - Normalised	28-Feb-15	01-Mar-14	02-Mar-13	03-Mar-12	26-Feb-11
Continuing EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	28.20p	27.95p	28.15p	28.91p	26.04p
Earnings per Share - Diluted	28.11p	27.76p	28.09p	28.88p	26.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	24.36p	27.45p	27.86p	28.61p	26.74p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	23.90p	28.09p	28.15p	28.91p	26.04p
Earnings per Share - Diluted	23.83p	27.90p	28.09p	28.88p	26.00p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	24.36p	27.45p	27.86p	28.61p	26.74p

Dividend per Share	14.08p	14.08p	13.54p	12.89p	12.28p

Key Financals	28-Feb-15	01-Mar-14	02-Mar-13	03-Mar-12	26-Feb-11
Shares in Issue (millions)
Shares in Issue - Year End	282.06	280.91	279.11	277.52	275.74
Weighted Average	281.61	280.13	278.54	276.68	275.32
Diluted	282.47	282.06	279.07	277.05	275.79

Performance Ratios
Continuing Operations
Operating Margin	12.16%	13.01%	13.02%	13.54%	13.76%
Return on Capital Employed	16.04%	15.67%	16.08%	16.98%	18.01%
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations
Return on Equity	14.68%	15.93%	17.23%	19.35%	19.31%

Financial Status
Continuing Operations
Interest Cover - Continuing	13.49	15.23	14.21	9.93	12.12
Revenue per Share	297.29p	292.33p	281.72p	272.23p	261.07p
Pre-Tax Profit Per Share - Continuing	34.16p	35.55p	34.14p	34.55p	34.32p

Market Data
Continuing Operations
Earnings Per Share Growth - Basic	1%	-1%	-3%	11%	5%
Earnings Per Share Growth - Diluted	1%	-1%	-3%	11%	5%
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted	15.7	20.8	13.9	8.2	10.4
PEG - Company Adjusted	15.7	n/a	n/a	0.7	2.1
Dividend Cover	2.00	1.98	2.08	2.24	2.12
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations
Earnings per Share - Company Adjusted	-15%	-0%	-3%	11%	5%
Earnings per Share - Diluted	-15%	-1%	-3%	11%	5%
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted	18.5	20.7	13.9	8.2	10.4
PEG - Company Adjusted	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.7	2.1
Dividend Cover	1.70	1.99	2.08	2.24	2.12

Market Capitalisation £ (Millions)	1,249.05	1,636.06	1,093.80	654.19	747.71
Dividend per Share	14.08p	14.08p	13.54p	12.89p	12.28p
Dividend Yield	3.2%	2.4%	3.5%	5.5%	4.5%
Dividend per Share Growth	n/a	4.02%	4.99%	5.00%	15.01%

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Includes preference dividends

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.