Notes 2008 2007 Change (%) Profit Statement Revenue ($m) 1,997.9 1,783.6 12.0 Profit before interest, taxation and exceptional items ($m) 277.7 255.2 8.8 Profit before taxation ($m) 265.2 249.3 6.4 Profit after taxation ($m) 165.8 168.0 (1.3) Attributable profit - before exceptional items 1 ($m) 131.9 132.6 (0.5) - after exceptional items ($m) 123.7 133.7 (7.4) Balance Sheet Shareholders' equity ($m) 957.2 953.8 0.4 Total assets ($m) 1,696.7 1,725.4 (1.7) Market capitalisation at 17 Nov 2008 (14 Nov 2007) 2 ($m) 2,633.4 3,407.7 (22.7) Financial Ratio Return on average shareholders' equity - Profit before taxation (%) 27.8 27.1 - Attributable profit before exceptional items 1 (%) 13.8 14.4 Profit before interest, taxation and exceptional items as a percentage of revenue (%) 13.9 14.3 Profit before taxation as a percentage of revenue (%) 13.3 14.0 Profit after taxation as a percentage of revenue (%) 8.3 9.4 Per Share Data Profit before taxation (cents) 102.7 96.6 6.4 Attributable profit before exceptional items 1 (cents) 51.1 51.4 (0.6) Net tangible assets ($) 2.89 2.80 3.2 Dividends (1-tier tax exempt) (cents) 32.0 32.0 - Dividend cover 3 (times) 1.60 1.61 (0.6) Singapore Exchange prices Year to 30 September   - High ($) 14.00 16.60   - Low ($) 10.80 13.10   At 17 Nov 2008 (14 Nov 2007) 2 ($) 10.20 13.20 Notes 1. Attributable profit: Profit after taxation and minority interests. 2. Based on issued share capital at year end 30 September and market price is as per close of business on first trading day after preliminary announcement of full-year results. 3. Dividend cover: Attributable profit before exceptional items per share divided by net dividends per share. top All visitors must not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, frame, download, upload to a third party, distribute, re-transmit or disseminate any content from this website without the prior written consent of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited and SGX.