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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2001
>54
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
For the year ended 31 December
Unilever Group
€million €million €million
2001 2000 1999
Total turnover 152 206 48 066 41 262
Less: Share of turnover of joint ventures 1(692) (484) (285)
Group turnover 151 514 47 582 40 977
Operating costs 2(46 340) (44 280) (36 674)
Group operating profit 15 174 3 302 4 303
Group operating profit BEIA 17 149 5 729 4 595
Exceptional items 4(588) (1 992) (269)
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 1(1 387) (435) (23)
Add: Share of operating profit of joint ventures 184 57 42
Total operating profit 15 258 3 359 4 345
Total operating profit BEIA 17 269 5 794 4 637
Exceptional items 4(588) (1 992) (269)
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles (1 423) (443) (23)
Other income from fixed investments 11 12 (4) 10
Interest 5(1 646) (632) (14)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 3 624 2 723 4 341
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities 6(1 547) (1 403) (1 369)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 2 077 1 320 2 972
Minority interests (239) (215) (201)
Net profit 1 838 1 105 2 771
Attributable to: NV 21 817 675 1 761
PLC 21 1 021 430 1 010
Dividends (1 581) (1 458) (1 265)
Preference dividends (51) (44) (20)
Dividends on ordinary capital 8(1 530) (1 414) (1 245)
Result for the year retained 257 (353) 1 506
Combined earnings per share 7
Euros per 0.51 of ordinary capital 1.82 1.07 2.63
Euro cents per 1.4p of ordinary capital 27.27 16.08 39.48
On a diluted basis the figures would be:
Euros per 0.51 of ordinary capital 1.77 1.05 2.57
Euro cents per 1.4p of ordinary capital 26.54 15.69 38.50
See note 7 on page 64 for an explanation of the impact of the share consolidation in 1999 on earnings per share.
All amounts are related to continuing operations as defined by United Kingdom Financial Reporting Standard 3.
References relate to notes on pages 57 to 88, which form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of the Unilever Group are set out on pages 51 to 53.
Variations from United States generally accepted accounting principles and Regulation S-X are outlined on pages 94 to 96.
In accordance with Article 402 of Book 2, Civil Code in the Netherlands, the profit and loss account of the entity NV on page 101 mentions
only the income from fixed investments after taxation and other income and expenses as separate items.