Rolls-Royce Group plc Preliminary Results 2005

Rolls-Royce (England): Group Highlights:

    • Record order book, at £22.9bn (2004 £18.9bn).

    • Sales increased to £6,603m. Sales on an underlying* basis increased by nine per cent.

    • Services revenues** increased by 12 per cent on an underlying* basis.

    • Profit before financing costs increased to £877m.

    • Underlying profit before financing costs*** increased to £679m, up 40 per cent on a like-for-like basis.

    • Underlying profit before taxation*** increased to £584m, up 49 per cent on a like-for-like basis.

    • Cash inflow of £552m (2004 £251m).

    • Average net debt reduced to £260m (2004 £632m).

    • Final payment to shareholders increased by 7.5 per cent to 5.38p per share, making a full year total of 8.72p per share.