ifc1 TESCO PLC
TESCO PLC ifc1
UNITED KINGDOM
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
HUNGARY
POLAND
CZECH REPUBLIC
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
THAILAND
TESCO OPERATES
979 STORES , EMPLOYS 260,000
SOUTH KOREA
PEOPLE ,
GIVING
US
ACCESS
TO
A
POPULATION
OF
TAIWAN
280 MILLION
ACROSS OUR
10 MARKETS
MALAYSIA
Our world-class team of people is building a world-class business by working harder to deliver great value for customers, in every store, in every country, every day.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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CHAIRMAN ’ S STATEMENT
OUR MARKETS
GROUP SALES GROUP PROFIT BEFORE TAX †
UP UP UP UP
4 6 8 10
AT A GLANCE UK EUROPE ASIA
EARNINGS PER SHARE † (adjusted diluted) DIVIDEND PER SHARE
12.7% 14.1% 13.9% 12.4%
WHY WE ARE N O 1
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE ’ S REVIEW
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ONE TEAM CATERING FOR ALL TASTES
2002
52 weeks
2001
52 weeks
18 20
ONE - STOP SHOP UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CUSTOMERS
Group sales
(including value added tax) (£m)
25,654
22,773
Profit on ordinary activities before tax † (£m)
1,221
1,070
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INVESTING AND INNOVATING
Earnings per share † (adjusted
diluted) (p)
12.14
10.66 ‡
24 26 28
FIRST FOR FINANCE
Dividend per share
E -@ SY SHOPPING SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
(p)
5.60
4.98
Group enterprise value
(market capitalisation plus net debt) (£m)
21,290
21,590
†
THE DIRECTORS AND THE ACCOUNTS
‡
Excluding net loss on disposal of fixed assets and goodwill amortisation. Restated due to the adoption of Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 19, ‘Deferred Tax’.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUMMARY DIRECTORS ’ REPORT
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENT
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INVESTOR INFORMATION
TESCO PLC
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This year marks the arrival of Tesco as an International Group with market leading positions in six of our ten countries and 65,000 staff overseas. Our success