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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2002
Consolidated profit and loss account 69
For the year ended 31 December
Unilever Group
Financial Statements
€million €million €million
2002 2001 2000
Turnover 148 760 52 206 48 066
Less: Share of turnover of joint ventures 1(490) (692) (484)
Group turnover 148 270 51 514 47 582
Cost of sales 2(24 030) (26 962) (25 221)
Gross profit 24 240 24 552 22 361
Distribution, selling and administrative costs 2(19 199) (19 378) (19 180)
Group operating profit 15 041 5 174 3 181
Group operating profit BEIA 17 165 7 149 5 729
Exceptional items (879) (588) (2 113)
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 1(1 245) (1 387) (435)
Add: Share of operating profit of joint ventures 84 84 57
Operating profit 15 125 5 258 3 238
Operating profit BEIA 17 260 7 269 5 794
Exceptional items 4(874) (588) (2 113)
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles (1 261) (1 423) (443)
Share of operating profit of associates 134 ––
Other income from fixed investments 11 (7) 12 (4)
Interest 5(1 173) (1 646) (632)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 3 979 3 624 2 602
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities 6(1 538) (1 547) (1 282)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 2 441 2 077 1 320
Minority interests (312) (239) (215)
Net profit 2 129 1 838 1 105
Attributable to: NV 22 1 681 817 675
PLC 22 448 1 021 430
Dividends (1 701) (1 581) (1 458)
Preference dividends (42) (51) (44)
Dividends on ordinary capital 8(1 659) (1 530) (1 414)
Result for the year retained 428 257 (353)
Combined earnings per share 7
Euros per €0.51 of ordinary capital 2.14 1.82 1.07
Euro cents per 1.4p of ordinary capital 32.05 27.27 16.08
On a diluted basis the figures would be:
Euros per €0.51 of ordinary capital 2.07 1.77 1.05
Euro cents per 1.4p of ordinary capital 31.10 26.54 15.69
All amounts are related to continuing operations as defined by United Kingdom Financial Reporting Standard 3.
References in the consolidated profit and loss account, consolidated statement of total recognised gains and losses, consolidated cash
flow statement and consolidated balance sheet relate to notes on pages 72 to 112, which form an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
Accounting policies of the Unilever Group are set out on pages 66 to 68.
Variations from United States generally accepted accounting principles and Regulation S-X are outlined on pages 118 to 127.
In accordance with Article 402 of Book 2 of the Civil Code in the Netherlands, the profit and loss account of the entity NV on page 132
mentions only the income from fixed investments after taxation and other income and expenses as separate items.
Amounts reported in 2000 for exceptional items within operating profit and for taxation on profit on ordinary activities have been restated
to comply with the requirements of FRS 19. See note 18 on page 94.