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Debt Investors |
Key Financial Ratios |
| y/e 31 March 2006 (under IFRS) |
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| Group interest cover |
3.5% (2005: 3.3%) |
| Cash interest cover |
4.2% (2005: 4.8%) |
| Group gearing |
57% (2005: 55%) |
| Earnings per share adjusted for exceptional items |
46.9p (2005: 42.6p) |
| Yorkshire water net debt to Regulatory Capital Valur (RCV) |
42.5% (2005: 39.3%) |
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| y/e 31 March 2005 (UK GAAP) |
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| Adjusted EPS |
53.2p (2004: 46.2p) |
| Interest cover |
3.3 (2004: 2.9) |
| EBITDA interest cover |
5.0 (2004: 4.6) |
| FFO cover |
4.6 (2004: 4.4) |
| Dividend cover |
1.8 (2004: 1.8) |
| Debt: Debt + Equity |
50.0% (2004: 50.0%) |
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| y/e 31 March 2004 (UK GAAP) |
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| Adjusted EPS (excluding defered tax) |
46.2p (2003: 42.4p) |
| Interest cover |
2.9 (2003: 2.6) |
| EBITDA interest cover |
4.6 (2003: 4.2) |
| FFO cover |
4.4 (2003: 3.8) |
| Dividend cover |
1.8 (2003: 1.6) |
| Debt: Debt + Equity |
50.0% (2003: 50.0%) |
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