Financial performance
Five year summary | Presentations | Reports | Broker coverage | Dividend information
| 31 Dec 2006 | 01 Jan 2006 | 02 Jan 2005 | 28 Dec 2003 | 29 Dec 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading weeks | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 |
| System sales (£m) | 240.1 | 200.7 | 174.3 | 142.3 | 118.9 |
| Group sales (£m)* | 95.0 | 81.7 | 74.2 | 61.6 | 53.1 |
| Operating profit (£'000's)* | 13,789 | 10,378 | 9,138 | 5,966 | 4,563 |
| Profit before tax (£'000's)* | 14,292 | 11,169 | 8,821 | 6,537 | 4,239 |
| Basic earnings per share (pence) | 20.78 | 16.25 | 13.23 | 9.02 | 5.6 |
| Dividend per share (pence) | 9.80 | 7.25 | 5.25 | 3.50 | 2.00 |
| Shareholders funds (£'000's) | 8,556 | 12,006 | 13,316 | 10,370 | 11,701 |
| Net cash/(indebtedness) (£'000's) | -5,582 | -4,141 | -4,218 | -4,243 | -6,308 |
| Capital gearing | 65.2% | 34.5% | 31.7% | 39.7% | 53.9% |
| Stores at start of year | 407 | 357 | 318 | 269 | 237 |
| Stores opened | 46 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 34 |
| Stores closed | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Stores at year-end | 451 | 407 | 357 | 318 | 269 |
| Corporate stores at year-end | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Like-for-like sales growth (%) | 9.7% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 11.2% |