NORCROS PROFITS ADVANCE IN 1986/87
  Year to March 31
      Shr 28.0p vs 21.4p
      Final dividend 9p vs 6.5p making 12p vs 9.3p
      Pretax profit 53.16 mln stg vs 45.12 mln
      Turnover 641.1 mln stg vs 639.7 mln
      Group operating profit 57.63 mln stg vs 49.06 mln
      Share of associates' profits 1.33 mln stg vs 3.87 mln
      Investment income 1.59 mln stg vs 2.19 mln
      Interest payable 7.38 mln stg vs 10.01 mln
      Tax 16.48 mln stg vs 17.60 mln
      Leaving 36.68 mln vs 27.51
      Minorities debit 1.58 mln stg vs debit 1.39 mln
      Extraordinary items credit 2.95 mln stg vs debit 8.12 mln
      Operating profits breakdown, by class of business,
      - building materials manufacture 23.7 mln stg vs 20.9 mln
      - distribution 10.1 mln stg vs 7.5 mln
      - specialist print and pack 12.6 mln stg vs 9.6 mln
      - international 6.0 mln stg vs 5.6 mln
      - head office and property 4.6 mln stg vs 3.6 mln
      - discontinued, sold businesses 589,000 stg vs 2.4 mln
      Operating profits, geographic breakdown:
      - Britain 51.4 mln stg vs 43.3 mln
      - Africa 3.3 mln stg vs 3.4 mln
      - Australasia 1.4 mln stg vs 854,000 stg
      - North America 1.5 mln stg vs 1.6 mln
      NOTE - full name is Norcros Plc &lt;NCRO.L>.
  

