Key numbers

Market value: £7bn

Turnover (Dec 2018 estimate): £3.2bn

Pre-tax profits (Dec 2018 est): £703m

Yield (Dec 2018 est): 4.6pc

Most recent year’s dividend: 7.8p

Net debt (Dec 2017): £1.4bn

Return on capital (Dec 2017): 31pc

Cash conversion ratio (Dec 2017): 88pc

p/e ratio (Dec 2018 est): 11.3