Five Year Summary
| all figures in £ millions | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Sales – continuing operations | 1,830 | 2,011 | 2,251 | 3,332 | 3,874 |
| Sales – underlying growth (%) | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 9.2 |
| EBITDA* – before internet enterprises | 352 | 393 | 455 | 670 | 780 |
| Trading margin – before internet enterprises (%) | 9.2 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 16.5 |
Operating profit before internet enterprises, goodwill and other items |
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| Pearson Education | 60 | 60 | 99 | 257 | 320 |
| FT Group | 89 | 108 | 118 | 150 | 211 |
| The Penguin Group | 27 | 58 | 48 | 65 | 79 |
| Television | 40 | 26 | 61 | 68 | 68 |
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| Continuing operations | 216 | 252 | 326 | 540 | 678 |
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| Pearson Education | – | – | – | (3) | (83) |
| FT Group | – | – | – | (36) | (113) |
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Adjusted eps – before internet enterprises** |
27.3p | 31.2p | 37.5p | 47.6p | 54.6p |
| Adjusted eps – after internet enterprises** | 27.3p | 31.2p | 37.5p | 43.3p | 31.9p |
Dividends per share** |
16.1p | 17.4p | 18.8p | 20.1p | 21.4p |
Net assets |
393 | 156 | 1,084 | 1,327 | 4,209 |
| Deferred taxation and other provisions | 189 | 212 | 273 | 227 | 266 |
| Net debt | 430 | 707 | 2,279 | 1,995 | 2,301 |
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| Capital employed | 1,012 | 1,075 | 3,636 | 3,549 | 6,776 |
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Free cash flow per share* – before internet enterprises** |
22.0p | 19.9p | 40.3p | 48.5p | 49.1p |
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*Before goodwill, integration costs and non-operating items.
**Restated to reflect the rights issue of equity shares during 2000.
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