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Financial highlights
Adjusted operating profit
£4,096m
+6%
2014/15: £3,863m
Adjusted earnings per share
63.5p
+10%
2014/15: 57.6p*
Operating profit
£4,085m
+8%
2014/15: £3,780m
Earnings per share
69.0p
+30%
2014/15: 53.2p*
Operational highlights
Capital expenditure
£3,893m
+12%
2014/15: £3,470m
Group safety performance
0.10 IFR
0.03 improvement
2014/15: 0.13 IFR
Greenhouse gas emissions
(million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent)
7. 3
+0%
2014/15: 7.3
Employee engagement score
76%
+1%
2014/15: 75%
Information about our reporting
Our financial results are reported in sterling.
We convert our US business results at
the average exchange rate during the year,
which for 2015/16 was $1.47 to £1 (2014/15
$1.58 to £1).
We use adjusted profit measures which
exclude the impact of exceptional items
and remeasurements. These are used by
management to assess the underlying
performance of the business. Reconciliations
to statutory financial information are shown
on page 196.
Online report
The PDF of our Annual Report and Accounts
2015/16 includes a full search facility. You
can find the document by visiting the investor
relations section at www.nationalgrid.com
and using a word search.
Further information
Throughout this report you can find links to
further detail within this document or online.
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* Comparative earnings per share (EPS) data has been restated for
the impact of scrip dividend issues
Key highlights
2015/16