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Balance sheet

26 weeks to 1 September 2007 3 March
2007
  30 September
2006
         
Goodwill 1,878.9 1,878.9   1,878.9
Intangible assets 76.3 73.4   83.3
Property, plant and equipment 685.1 691.6   685.9
Inventories 929.9 906.4   932.5
Instalment receivables 398.8 416.8   394.8
Other trading assets 192.2 188.3   154.7
  4,161.2 4,155.4   4,130.1
         
Trade and other payables (1,178.5) (1,059.1)   (1,127.9)
Other trading liabilities (90.8) (84.5)   (102.1)
  (1,269.3) (1,143.6)   (1,230.0)
         
Invested capital 2,891.9 3,011.8   2,900.1

 

       
Retirement benefit assets 59.5 9.3   21.9
Net tax (liabilities)/assets (14.8) (2.6)   4.2
Net cash 222.9 60.2   34.4
Reported net assets 3,159.5 3,078.7   2,960.6

Reported net assets amounted to £3,159.5m, an increase of £80.8m on the year-end balance sheet at 3 March 2007. This is equivalent to 364p per share, excluding shares held in the ESOT. The major movements on the balance sheet are a £162.7m increase in net cash versus the year-end position, generated in part by continued good management of working capital which contributed to the £119.4m increase in trade and other payables.

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