[AZN] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

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[AZN] AstraZeneca PLC
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2005
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 0.08%
YoY- 14.18%
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 6,516,000 6,625,000 6,180,000 6,286,000 5,789,000 6,132,000 5,743,000 8.77%
PBT 2,187,000 2,209,000 2,044,000 1,689,000 1,743,000 1,749,000 1,486,000 29.35%
Tax 595,000 607,000 620,000 462,000 513,000 525,000 443,000 21.71%
NP 1,587,000 1,599,000 1,424,000 1,224,000 1,223,000 1,219,000 1,040,000 32.51%
Tax Rate -27.21% -27.48% -30.33% -27.35% -29.43% -30.02% -29.81% -
Total Cost 4,929,000 5,026,000 4,756,000 5,062,000 4,566,000 4,913,000 4,703,000 3.17%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 24.36 24.14 23.04 19.47 21.13 19.88 18.11 21.83%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 1.04 1.01 0.90 0.78 0.77 0.74 63.00 -93.50%
EPS Diluted 1.04 1.01 0.90 0.78 0.77 0.74 63.00 -93.50%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.