Strategic report Governance Financial statements Other information FIVE YEAR SUMMARY 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 £m £m £m £m £m Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Revenue 631.0 550.9 480.5 447.5 385.6 Fair value gains on derivatives 0.6 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 Operating costs (266.0) (214.9) (179.4) (158.7) (126.7) Operating profit 365.6 337.7 303.3 291.1 261.1 Finance income 1.4 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.2 Finance costs (1.0) (1.0) (0.3) (0.2) – Other gains – 38.8 – – 3.5 Profit before tax 366.0 378.3 305.8 292.4 265.8 Tax (69.7) (65.1) (58.2) (55.7) (53.8) Profit after tax 296.3 313.2 247.6 236.7 212.0 Non-controlling interests 0.4 (0.1) (0.2) (0.4) (0.3) Profit for the financial year attributable to owners of the parent company 296.7 313.1 247.4 235.3 211.7 Equity shareholders’ funds 593.5 558.3 457.6 404.0 306.9 Weighted average number of shares for the purposes of diluted EPS (million) 474.5 475.70 475.76 475.41 474.73 Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence Equity dividends per share paid during year 55.6 42.9 40.2 30.5 34.8 Basic earnings per share 62.6 66.1 52.1 49.7 44.7 Diluted earnings per share 62.5 65.9 52.0 49.6 44.6 Underlying basic earnings per share 62.6 57.9 52.1 49.7 44.7 Underlying diluted earnings per share 62.5 57.8 52.0 49.6 44.6 181 Hargreaves Lansdown Report and Financial Statements 2021