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 <NCRO.L>.