Key Financials
Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. In the United States, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) trade on the NASD (OTC) under TATYY (each ADR represents four ordinary shares).
Below you can see some of the key financial results for the year ended 31 March 2011 (IFRS). All figures relate to continuing operations. 2010 figures are shown in brackets.
- Sales totalled £2.720 billion (£2.533 billion)
- Adjusted profit before tax, exceptional items and amortisation was £263 million (£196 million)
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share before exceptional items and amortisation were up 36% at 45.7p (33.7p)
- Return on capital employed was 20.6% (13.6%)
- Net debt decreased by £350 million to £464 million (£814 million)
- Interest cover was 6.9 times (5.8 times)
- Gearing was 48% (95%)
- Total dividend per share is 23.7p (22.9p)
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