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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000 Financial Statements
50
Consolidated profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December
Unilever Group
€million
2000 1999 1998
Total turnover 48 066 41 262 40 639
Continuing operations 44 961 41 262 40 639
Acquisitions 3 105
Less: Share of turnover of joint ventures (484) (285) (202)
Group turnover 147 582 40 977 40 437
Continuing operations 44 637 40 977 40 437
Acquisitions 2 945
Operating costs 2(44 280) (36 674) (36 027)
Group operating profit before exceptional items
and amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 5 729 4 595 4 293
Exceptional items 4(1 992) (269) 125
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 5(435) (23) (8)
Group operating profit 13 302 4 303 4 410
Continuing operations 3 363 4 303 4 410
Acquisitions (61)
Add: Share of operating profit of joint ventures 57 42 30
Total operating profit 3 359 4 345 4 440
Continuing operations 3 408 4 345 4 440
Acquisitions (49)
Other income from fixed investments 11 (4) 10 7
Interest 6(632) (14) 156
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 2 723 4 341 4 603
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities 7(1 403) (1 369) (1 515)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 1 320 2 972 3 088
Minority interests (215) (201) (144)
Net profit 1 105 2 771 2 944
Attributable to: NV 22 675 1 761 1 658
PLC 22 430 1 010 1 286
Dividends (1 458) (1 265) (8 674)
Preference dividends (44) (20) (7)
Dividends on ordinary capital 8(1 414) (1 245) (1 237)
Special dividend 8(7 430)
Result for the year retained (353) 1 506 (5 730)
Combined earnings per share 31
Euros per Fl. 1.12 (1998: Fl. 1) of ordinary capital 1.07 2.63 2.63
Euro cents per 1.4p (1998: 1.25p) of ordinary capital 16.08 39.48 39.47
On a diluted basis the figures w ould be:
Euros per Fl. 1.12 (1998: Fl. 1) of ordinary capital 1.05 2.57 2.57
Euro cents per 1.4p (1998: 1.25p) of ordinary capital 15.69 38.50 38.51
See note 31 on page 75 for an explanation of the impact of the share consolidation in 1999 on earnings per share.
References relate to notes on pages 53 to 90, w hich form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. Amounts previously
reported in guilders have been restated and are now reported in euros using the official conversion rate of €1.00 = Fl. 2.20371 that
became effective on 1 January 1999.
Accounting policies of the Unilever Group are set out on pages 47 to 49.
Variations from United States generally accepted accounting principles and Regulation S-X are outlined on pages 98 to 100.