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Investors/Financial history


  52 weeks
ended
26 April
2008 £m
52 weeks
ended
28 April
2007 £m
52 weeks
ended
29 April
2006 £m
52 weeks
ended
30 April
2005 £m1
Turnover          
    HMV UK & Ireland 1,079.0 932.2 937.2 986.0  
    HMV International2 231.6 215.1 241.8 234.1  
Total HMV 1,310.6 1,147.3 1,179.0 1,220.1  
Waterstone’s
3
564.3 537.5 418.7 440.0  
Total continuing operations 1,874.9 1,684.8 1,597.7 1,660.1  
Discontinued operation4 61.2 209.7 228.2 202.4  
Total Group 1,936.1 1,894.5 1,825.9 1,862.5  
           
Operating profit before
exceptional items
 
    HMV UK & Ireland 41.4 24.3 60.6 93.0  
    HMV International2 8.5 13.4 14.8 9.5  
Total HMV 49.9 37.7 75.4 102.5  
Waterstone’s
3
16.3 16.3 20.9 25.2  
Total continuing operations 66.2 54.0 96.3 127.7  
Discontinued operations4 0.1 3.3 6.3 4.5  
Total Group 66.3 57.3 102.6 132.2  
           
Operating exceptional items (4.6) (24.7) (18.0) -  
Net finance charges before exceptional items (9.8) (9.2) (4.4) (8.4)  
Exceptional finance charges - (1.8) - (2.7)  
Profit before tax 51.9 21.6 80.2 121.1  
Tax (14.7) (5.5) (24.0) (34.3)  
Profit after tax on disposal
of discontinued operation
51.8 - - -  
Profit for the financial period 89.0 16.1 56.2 86.8  
Basic earnings per share 22.1p 4.0p 14.0p 22.7p  
Adjusted earnings per share 10.1p 8.7p 17.4p 22.8p  
Diluted basic earnings per share 21.8p 4.0p 13.8p 2.3p  
Dividend per share 7.4p 7.4p 7.4p 6.8p  
Total equity 58.8 (13.2) (2.4) (14.4)  

1. The financial year ended 30 April 2005 covered 53 weeks. The result is presented on an adjusted 52-week basis.
2. HMV International comprises the results of HMV Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.
3. Waterstone’s includes the results of Ottakar's since its acquisition on 3 July 2006.
4. Discontinued operation is HMV Japan which was sold on 25 August 2007.