Investment Case
Five Year Summary
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Unit sales | 9,922 | 14,868 | 14,551 | 13,575 | 15,855 |
| Housing revenue | £2,537.6m | £3,696.4m | £3,449.7m | £3,129.5m | £3,420.1m |
| Average selling price | £255,752 | £248,616 | £237,078 | £230,534 | £215,709 |
| Profit from operations | £354.5m | £1,006.5m | £966.7m | £862.8m | £1,036.7m |
| Profit before tax | £359.4m | £1,012.3m | £973.0m | £863.1m | £1,048.1m |
| Basic earnings per share | 82.4p | 247.3p | 248.7p | 220.7p | 269.1p |
| Diluted earnings per share | 81.9p | 245.3p | 247.6p | 219.9p | 268.6p |
| Cash return/dividend per share | 80.0p | 235.0p | 235.0p | 110.0p | 235.0p |
| Net assets per share | 1,070.2p | 1,077.0p | 1,135.7p | 1,102.7p | 1,021.7p |
| Total shareholders' equity | £3,418.5m | £3,439.3m | £3,625.2m | £3,518.4m | £3,258.3m |
| Return on capital eployed | 10.5% | 30.4% | 35.8% | 29.4% | 37.0% |
All figures stated before exceptional items, goodwill amortisation/impairment, legacy buildings provision and includes land creditors where applicable.