<strong>DCC</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual Report & Accounts 2000Consolidated Profit <strong>and</strong> Loss Accountfor the year ended 31 March 20002000 1999Notes E’000 E’000 e’000 e’000TurnoverSubsidiary undertakings 1 1,203,758 774,144Share of turnover of associated undertakings 1 112,353 73,132Total turnover - continuing activities 1 1,316,111 847,276Discontinued activities 1 210,889 211,990Total turnover 1,527,000 1,059,266Accounts44Turnover - subsidiary undertakingsContinuing activities 1,154,860 735,604Acquisitions 48,898 38,5401,203,758 774,144Discontinued activities 16,480 17,5621 1,220,238 791,706Cost of sales 2 (1,005,720) (624,760)Gross profit 2 214,518 166,946Net operating costs 2 (152,654) (115,414)Operating profit before goodwill amortisation- parent <strong>and</strong> subsidiary undertakings 2 61,864 51,532Share of operating profit before goodwillamortisation of associated undertakings 1 15,879 12,129Operating profit before goodwill amortisation 1 77,743 63,661Continuing activities 73,187 54,388Acquisitions 598 3,51273,785 57,900Discontinued activities 3,958 5,76177,743 63,661Goodwill amortisation 5 (3,535) (1,557)Operating profit 1 74,208 62,104Net exceptional gains on sale of associated <strong>and</strong>subsidiary undertakings - discontinued activities 6 71,365 -Net interest payable <strong>and</strong> similar charges- parent <strong>and</strong> subsidiary undertakings 7 (6,132) (4,364)Share of net interest payable <strong>and</strong> similar charges- associated undertakings 8 (268) (75)Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 9 139,173 57,665Continuing activities 63,333 48,433Acquisitions 10 306 3,64463,639 52,077Discontinued activities 75,534 5,588139,173 57,665Taxation 11 (18,701) (8,883)Profit after taxation 120,472 48,782Minority interests 12 (631) (802)Profit for the financial year attributable toGroup shareholders 13 119,841 47,980Dividends paid 14 (5,631) (4,922)Dividends proposed 14 (9,735) (8,070)Profit retained for the year 104,475 34,988Earnings per ordinary share- basic (cent) 15 137.39c 55.39c- fully diluted (cent) 15 133.43c 54.32cAdjusted earnings per ordinary share- basic (cent) 15 68.80c 57.19c- fully diluted (cent) 15 66.89c 56.08cAlex Spain, Jim Flavin, Directors
<strong>DCC</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual Report & Accounts 2000Statement of Total Recognised Gains <strong>and</strong> Lossesfor the year ended 31 March 20002000 1999E’000 e’000Profit attributable to Group shareholders 119,841 47,980Other movements on associated company reserves 2,307 (454)Exchange adjustments 4,968 (220)Total recognised gains relating to the year 127,116 47,306Note of Historical Cost Profits <strong>and</strong> Lossesfor the year ended 31 March 2000There is no difference between the profit on ordinary activities before taxation <strong>and</strong> the profit retained for the year on anhistorical cost basis <strong>and</strong> the amounts shown in the consolidated profit <strong>and</strong> loss account on page 44.Accounts45