Five-year financial highlights

 

Year to

31.12.03

Year to

31.12.04

Year to

31.12.05

Year to

31.12.06

Year to

31.12.07

Assets under management at year end

 £5.9bn

 £10.7bn

 £16.8bn

 £21.1bn

 £23.1bn

Growth in funds under management

 213%

 84%

 57%

 26%

 9%

FTSE All-Share market performance

 21%

 13%

 22%

 17%

 4%

Turnover

 £45.9m

 £69.2m

 £95.1m

 £133.9m

 £173.3m

Operating earnings*

(earnings before taxation, interest, exceptional items and amortisation of intangibles)

 £10.6m

 £25.4m

 £43.6m

 £72.0m

 £98.1m

Operating earnings * per share

 4.76p

 8.57p

 14.48p

 24.71p

 39.51p

Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities

(before taxation and after amortisation)

 (£13.2m)

 (£7.3m)

 £16.8m

 £50.0m

 £62.81m

Basic earnings/(loss) per share *

(after taxation)

 (5.93p)

 (1.94p)

 5.02p

 13.54p

 18.72p

 






















* In the opinion of the directors, the operating earnings (profit before taxation, interest, exceptional items and amortisation of intangibles) more accurately reflect the underlying profitability of the Group and its ongoing activities.

 

Operating earnings per share, profit per ordinary share before and after taxation have been restated in previous periods to take account of the new 100 ordinary PLC shares for every old New Star Asset Management Group Limited share.