Summary consolidated financial information

Financial summary (unaudited)

The financial summary set out below has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of National Grid for the five financial years ended 31 March 2009. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, together with the Operating and Financial Review. The information presented below for the years ended 31 March 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 has been prepared under IFRS issued by the IASB and as adopted by the European Union.


 
 
31 March
2009
£m
31 March
2008*
£m
31 March
2007
£m
31 March
2006
£m
31 March
2005
£m
Summary income statement
Revenue 15,624 11,423 8,695 8,868 7,174
Operating profit
Before exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries 2,915 2,595 2,031 1,968 1,936
Exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries (292) 369 482 406 177
  2,623 2,964 2,513 2,374 2,113
Profit before taxation
Before exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries 1,770 1,829 1,486 1,369 1,235
Exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries (376) 353 265 349 177
  1,394 2,182 1,751 1,718 1,412
Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders
Before exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries 1,259 1,275 1,146 1,075 1,376
Exceptional items, remeasurements and stranded cost recoveries (315) 1,915 248 2,773 48
  944 3,190 1,394 3,848 1,424
Summary statement of net assets
Non-current assets 37,712 30,830 21,109 22,106 25,596
Current assets 6,755 5,435 5,312 3,818 1,964
Assets of businesses held for sale 1,506 1,968
Total assets 44,467 37,771 28,389 25,924 27,560
Current liabilities (7,026) (7,146) (3,360) (5,683) (5,974)
Non-current liabilities (33,457) (25,188) (20,443) (16,748) (19,465)
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (63) (450)
Total liabilities (40,483) (32,397) (24,253) (22,431) (25,439)
Net assets 3,984 5,374 4,136 3,493 2,121
Summary cash flow statement
Cash generated from operations
Continuing operations 3,564 3,265 3,090 2,973 2,820
Discontinued operations (8) 10 181 138 638
  3,556 3,275 3,271 3,111 3,458
Tax paid (143) (110) (313) (140) (150)
Net cash inflow from operating activities 3,413 3,165 2,958 2,971 3,308
Net cash flows (used in)/from investing activities (1,998) (3,023) (4,061) 4,052 (2,900)
Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities (877) (1,592) 1,278 (5,842) (400)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 538 (1,450) 175 1,181 8
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Comparatives for the year ended 31 March 2008 have been restated for the finalisation of the fair value exercise on the acquisition of KeySpan Corporation

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