BOOKER PLC <BOKL.L> 1986 YEAR
Shr 27.89p vs 24.24p
    Div 9.0p vs 7.75p making 13.75p vs 12.0p
    Turnover 1.26 billion stg vs 1.19 billion
    Pretax profit 54.6 mln vs 46.5 mln
    Tax 16.5 mln vs 13.5 mln
    Interest paid 2.2 mln vs 2.4 mln
    Minority interests 2.3 mln debit vs same
    Extraordinary items 42.3 mln profit vs 5.4 mln loss
    Pretax profit includes -
    Agribusiness 28.3 mln vs 22.5 mln
    Health products 6.5 mln vs 5.4 mln
    Wholesale food distribution 8.3 mln vs 7.3 mln
    Retail food distribution 4.2 mln vs 5.9 mln
    U.K. 28.7 mln vs 27.2 mln
    U.S. 21.1 mln vs 16.1 mln
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