Short
period to
3.3.07
£m |
|
Notes |
|
26 weeks to
1.9.07
£m |
|
Six months to
30.9.06
£m |
| |
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
| 620.9 |
Cash generated from operations |
13 |
|
373.3 |
|
409.2 |
| 13.6 |
Interest received |
|
|
8.1 |
|
3.6 |
| (51.4) |
Interest paid |
|
|
(3.6) |
|
(51.4) |
| (101.6) |
Tax paid |
|
|
(57.2) |
|
(31.2) |
| 481.5 |
Net cash inflow from operating
activities |
|
|
320.6 |
|
330.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
| (134.1) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
10 |
|
(57.6) |
|
(75.1) |
| 3.8 |
Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
10 |
|
1.3 |
|
2.1 |
| (28.3) |
Purchase of intangible assets |
|
|
(14.2) |
|
(15.0) |
| - |
Purchase of investment |
|
|
(6.8) |
|
- |
| (8.1) |
Loan to joint venture |
|
|
- |
|
- |
| (3.8) |
Disposal of subsidiary – net of cash disposed |
|
|
- |
|
- |
| (170.5) |
Net cash flows used in investing
activities |
|
|
(77.3) |
|
(88.0) |
| |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
| (6.1) |
Purchase of own shares |
|
|
- |
|
- |
| (50.3) |
Payment of amounts to GUS plc |
|
|
- |
|
(50.3) |
| - |
Repayment of borrowings |
|
|
(225.0) |
|
- |
| (1.2) |
Repayment of finance leases |
|
|
(0.1) |
|
(0.8) |
| (62.0) |
Home Retail Group share of GUS plc final dividend |
9 |
|
- |
|
(62.0) |
| (34.6) |
Dividends paid |
9 |
|
(78.1) |
|
- |
| (154.2) |
Net cash flows used in financing
activities |
|
|
(303.2) |
|
(113.1) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 156.8 |
Net (decrease) / increase in
cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(59.9) |
|
129.1 |
| |
Movement in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
| 130.0 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
|
|
283.8 |
|
130.0 |
| (3.0) |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
|
(1.0) |
|
4.9 |
| 156.8 |
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(59.9) |
|
129.1 |
| 283.8 |
Cash and cash equivalents at
the end of the period |
|
|
222.9 |
|
264.0 |
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