CRH - Group Income Statement

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for the financial year ended 31st December 2007
		2007	2006
Notes		€m	€m
1	Revenue	20,992	18,737
	Cost of sales	(14,715)	(13,123)



	Gross profit	6,277	5,614
3	Operating costs	(4,191)	(3,847)



1,4,5	Group operating profit	2,086	1,767
1	Profit on disposal of fixed assets	57	40



1	Profit before finance costs	2,143	1,807
8	Finance costs	(473)	(407)
8	Finance revenue	170	155
9	Group share of associates' profit after tax	64	47



	Profit before tax	1,904	1,602
10	Income tax expense	(466)	(378)



	Group profit for the financial year	1,438	1,224




	Profit attributable to:
	Equity holders of the Company	1,430	1,210
31	Minority interest	8	14



	Group profit for the financial year	1,438	1,224




12	Basic earnings per Ordinary Share	262.7c	224.3c





12	Diluted earnings per Ordinary Share	260.4c	222.4c

GROUP STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE

for the financial year ended 31st December 2007

		2007	2006
Notes		€m	€m
	Items of income and expense recognised directly within equity
30	Currency translation effects	(410)	(371)
27	Actuarial gain on Group defined benefit pension obligations	159	155
30	Gains/(losses) relating to cash flow hedges	8	(2)
10	Tax on items taken directly to equity	(74)	(15)



	Net expense recognised directly within equity	(317)	(233)

	Group profit for the financial year	1,438	1,224



	Total recognised income and expense for the financial year	1,121	991




	Attributable to:
	Equity holders of the Company	1,116	980
	Minority interest	5	11



	Total recognised income and expense for the financial year	1,121	991

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