Barclays 2006 Annual Report Download - page 6

Barclays PLC
Annual Report 2006
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Financial highlights and performance indicators
3 Year Overview
For the year ended 31st December
2006 2005 2004(c)
Income statement £m £m £m
Total income net of insurance claims 21,595 17,333 14,108
Impairment charges (2,154) (1,571) (1,093)
Operating expenses (12,674) (10,527) (8,536)
Profit before tax 7,136 5,280 4,580
Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent 4,571 3,447 3,254
Economic profit 2,704 1,752 1,568
Basic earnings per share 71.9p 54.4p 51.0p
Diluted earnings per share 69.8p 52.6p 49.8p
Dividend per ordinary share 31.0p 26.6p 24.0p
Return on average shareholders’ equity 24.7% 21.1% 21.7%
Notes
(a) Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is defined as the value created for shareholders through share price appreciation, plus reinvested dividend payments.
(b) Proposed full year dividend per share.
(c) Does not reflect the application of IAS 32, IAS 39 and IFRS 4 which became effective from 1st January 2005.
31.0p
Dividend per share(b)
up 17%
71.9p
Earnings per share
up 32%
25%
Increase in income
to £21,595m
35%
Rise in profit before
tax to £7,136m
25%
Total shareholder
return(a)
Global Retail and Commercial Banking
Barclaycard International Retail and
Commercial Banking
9.8m
UK customers
6.4m
International cards in issue
1,613
International branches
including Absa
UK Banking
11.5m
Current accounts
780,000
Business customers
Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards,
investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. We are one of the largest
financial services companies in the world by market capitalisation. Operating in over 50 countries and employing
123,000 people, we move, lend, invest and protect money for over 27 million customers and clients worldwide.
With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays PLC has six major businesses.
UK Banking delivers banking products and services to over 14 million
retail customers and 780,000 businesses in the UK.
Barclaycard is one of the leading credit card businesses in Europe, and
has 9.8 million UK customers and 6.4 million international cards in issue.
International Retail and Commercial Banking operations have over
2 million clients, in geographies which currently include France, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, India, Africa and the Middle East. Absa has an additional
8.3 million retail customers.
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division, provides corporate,
institutional and government clients with solutions to their financing
and risk management needs.
Barclays Global Investors is one of the world’s largest asset managers
and a leading provider of investment management products and
services. Total assets under management at 31st December 2006
were US$1.8trn.
Barclays Wealth serves affluent, high net worth and intermediary
clients worldwide, providing private banking, asset management,
stockbroking, offshore banking, wealth structuring and financial
planning services. At 31st December 2006, total client assets
were £93bn.