18. Earnings per share disclosures
(a) Earnings per share
| Basic | Diluted | ||||
| 2022 US cents | 2021 US cents | 2022 US cents | 2021 US cents | ||
| Continuing and discontinued operations | 127.5 | 88.2 | 126.5 | 87.6 | |
| Less: profit from discontinued operations | (1.8) | — | (1.7) | — | |
| Continuing operations | 125.7 | 88.2 | 124.8 | 87.6 | |
| (Deduct)/add: Exceptional items and other adjustments made to derive Benchmark PBT, net of related tax | (1.2) | 14.9 | (1.2) | 14.7 | |
| Benchmark EPS (non-GAAP measure) | 124.5 | 103.1 | 123.6 | 102.3 | |
(b) Analysis of earnings
(i) Attributable to owners of Experian plc
| 2022 US$m | 2021 US$m | |
| Continuing and discontinued operations | 1,165 | 803 |
| Less: profit from discontinued operations | (16) | — |
| Continuing operations | 1,149 | 803 |
| (Deduct)/add: Exceptional items and other adjustments made to derive Benchmark PBT, net of related tax | (11) | 135 |
| Benchmark earnings attributable to owners of Experian plc (non-GAAP measure) | 1,138 | 938 |
(ii) Attributable to non-controlling interests
| 2022 US$m | 2021 US$m | |
| Profit/(loss) for the financial year attributable to non-controlling interests | 2 | (1) |
| Add: amortisation of acquisition intangibles attributable to non-controlling interests, net of related tax | 1 | — |
| Benchmark earnings attributable to non-controlling interests (non-GAAP measure) | 3 | (1) |
(c) Reconciliation of Total Benchmark earnings to profit for the financial year
| 2022 US$m | 2021 US$m | |
| Total Benchmark earnings (non-GAAP measure) | 1,141 | 937 |
| Profit from discontinued operations | 16 | — |
| Profit/(loss) from Exceptional items and other adjustments made to derive Benchmark PBT, net of related tax | 11 | (135) |
| Less: amortisation of acquisition intangibles attributable to non-controlling interests, net of related tax | (1) | — |
| Profit for the financial year | 1,167 | 802 |
(d) Weighted average number of ordinary shares
| 2022 million | 2021 million | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares | 914 | 910 |
| Add: dilutive effect of share incentive awards, options and share purchases | 7 | 7 |
| Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares | 921 | 917 |